Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1961-04-15 J. A. Beauchamp NEW ALPHA KAPPA MU NATIONAL OFFICERS — New officers installed at the 23rd annual national convention of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society held last week at A. and T. College included, from left to right: Dr. Walter N. Ridley,, Elizabeth City, N.C., president; Miss Lucy Rose Adams, Tallahassee, Fla., convention secretary; Walter Tardy, Nashville, Tenn., vice president; Dr. G. W. Gore, Jr., Tallahasse, Fla., secretary-treasurer; Dr. T. C. Cothran, Atlanta, Ga., member of executive council; Dr. T. W. Waters, Princess Anne, Md., historian; Joyce Harris, Frankfort, Ky., assistant secretary, and J. W. Riley, Tallahassee, Fla., director of publicity. Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg has announced that he has received agreements from all States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia 16 participate in the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation program. These agreements provide for the payment of additional weeks of unemployment benefits to workers who have exhausted their regular benefit rights. Most States will be able to make the first payments at some time during the week of April 17. The new TEUC law provides for the payment of additional weeks of benefits to jobless workers who hare exhausted their benefit rights after June 30, 1960. Under the act, benefits are payable for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after April 8, depending on live date the agreement is completed. Jobless walkers who qualify for additional benefits will receive 50 percent of the amount they were entitled to before exhausting their regular benefit rights, up to a maximum of 13 weeks of total unemployment and a maximum of 39 weeks in a benefit year. States paying benefits in excess of 26 weeks under their own laws will be reimbursed for such weeks up to a maximum of 13 weeks. Unemployed Federal civilian employees and exservicemen are also covered by the program. It is expected that more than 3 million workers will be paid almost a billion dollars under the program, which will expire on June 30, 1962 See What Damage Winter Has Done T though it may seem, the old proverb about "a stitch in time" is one the homeowner should been An annual spring check-up of the house exterior may reveal the need for major repairs in a few cases but for the most part, it will turn up only or fix-up jobs which the home handyman can tend to before they grow into major projects. A simple check-list for such an exterior inspection tour is offered by the home improvement specialists of Allied Chemical Company's Barrett Division. Basic points to be checked include: Foundation: Check for cracks and repair them with a pitch base waterproofing cement that can be applied with pointing tool, putty knife or trowel.. Check shrubbery around foundations and trim. 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Branches of foundation plantings can cause damage by working their way under wood shingles or siding. Check for deteriorating mortar joints covered with white crust. This crust, called efflorescence, indicates moisture in an old wall and it can be removed, after leaks have been repaired, with a 10 per cent solution of muriatic acid. Pitch base water-proofing cement will prevent recurrence. Window and door frames: Check for loose putty around window panes and replace where needed. Check framing over doors and windows for deteriorating caulking. Touch up discolored or rusting shutter clips and hinges with duality metal paint. Siding Look for cracks, splits and decay in wood riding, Exterior paint requires repainting about every four to five years and should be checked for cracks, blistering of peeling which are indications of damaging moisture on the inside of wood siding. Hardware: Check metal hardware as chain link fences, mail boxes and flagpoles for rust and corrosion. 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Mr. Chapin will also participate in a conference workshop and discuss government resources for combatting employment bias. Also addressing the conference, Mrs. Hurley said, will be Mrs. M. E. Tilly of Atlanta, prominent southern churchwoman and civic leader. She was a member of President Harry Truman's Committee on Civil Rights. More than 100 Protestant, Catholic and Jewish clergy and lay leaders are expected to attend the conference sessions which will be held here at Clark College. Plans for the two - day meeting arc being coordinated by the Rev. Edward Odom, NAACP national church secretary. Boy, 4, Kills 6-year-Old Sister 6year-old girl, holding her 9-monthold sister, was killed last week by a shotgun blast when the weapon, held by her 4-year-old brother, Leon discharged, the baby was unhurt. The victim, Vivian Walker, was taken to St. Luke's Hospital after the shooting and died an hour later. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Walker, said Vivian was standing in the kitchen holding her sister Regina, when the weapon held by her brother. Leon, went off. The parents said the boy obtained the shotgun from a bedroom closet. Lincoln Publishes Newspaper Directory A directory of the 142 Negro newspapers published in the United States has been compiled by the Lincoln University Department of Journalism. Two of the newspapers are dailies six are semi-weeklies and 134, are weeklies. The directory, arranged by cities within states, gives, circulation figures, address, frequency, and name of publisher or editor of each entry. The compilation is based on a nation - wide survey made annually by the Lincoln University Journalism Department. The 142 newspapers have a total circulation of 1.470,038, down 131,369 from the 1,601,407 of a year ago. The list includes only commercial newspapers. Texas leads the group with 12 Negro papers, followed by Tennessee 1-1 and Alabama with 10. Illinois has eight, and New York, California and Georgia, seven each. Copies of the directory are available from the Lincoln University Department of Journalism at a nominal cost. RADIO ACTIVE FALLOUT NEGLIGIBLE The amount of radioactive fallout resulting from the French nuclear explosions in the Sahara has been negligibles and in no way detrimental to human life. Such a report was made during the first world meeting fo the World Meteorological organization by the director of the Nigerian section of the world group. He said the six control stations in Nigeria have disclosed no appreciable amount of radioactivity. Soothes, protects aid sppeds healing A handy dressing. Big jar 25¢. Nature's Best Petroleum Jelly First Aid Jelly Bob Hope Serves As Chairman For 1961 Sight-Saving Comedian Bob Hope will serve as national chairman for the 1961 Sight-Saving Campaign of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness. Announcement of the entertainer's acceptance of the Sight-Saving chairmanship was made by Enos Curtin, president of the National Society, during the opening session of the group's annual conference at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel. "The crusade to prevent blindness is a crusade to eliminate needless human tragedy," Mr. Hope said in a communication to the conference. "It deserves and requires the support of every American." A highlight of the Society's campaign will be the annual observance of sight saving Month during September. The versatile Hope had a brush with blindness in 1958 when he suffered a blood clot in his left eye while overseas on a Christmas show tour for United States service men. The clot in the vein behind the retina of the eye was treated without surgery through use of anticoagulant drugs. Participating in the three - day prevention of blindness conference are physicians, scientists ad sight saving volunteers from across the United States. Among the meeting event will be a discussion on the need for continued prophylaxis at birth to prevent ophthalmic neonato rum, and the presentation of the second annual Winifred Hathaway Award to the teacher of the year for the partially seeing. NATIONAL ANTHEM ON RECORDS Commercial recordings of Sierra Leone's National Anthem are expected to be on sale shortly under the Philips West African Records labels of Lagos. The recording, issued on both long - playing and the convention 78 rpm discs, will pair the instrumental version by the Sierra Leone Police Band, with a choral version by the Sierra Leone Police Band, with a choral version by the Cecelian Singers. Sunday School Lesson The purpose of our study today is to consider some of the perplexing questions raised by the suffering of the righteous and to discuss some of the answers to be found in the Book of Job. The tory of Job indicates that prosperity and health often make it difficult to develop real religious convictions. In Job's case, we see that a man can be both prosperous and genuinely religious. But Satan's shrewd insight into human nature reminds us that many people are devoted to God only on a sont of contract basis. If God fails to provide his blessings, then devotion to him cools. But prosperity operates against religion in another way which is more subtle. So long as everything is going well, we tend to lore our sense of need for God, and we feel independent and self - sufficient. When this happens, the prescription for a radical cure requires the loss of this cherished prosperity. Taking away our blessings uncovers our inadequacies and force us either to despair or to become aware or the grace of God. In a real sense, learning to acknowledge our dependence on God is the basic lesson in Christian living. As someone once very wisely remarked at a time of world conflict: "There are no atheists in foxholes!" The church is spiritually strongest in hard times. It may be superficially larger in prosperous times, but its true members are best exposed in the trials of depression. We are apt, as were Job's friends, to classify suffering as a punishment for some sin. Often it is Certainly we are correct in assuming that there is some connection between sin and suffering. There is a lot of suffering which is de served. Sin does have its consequences, in suffering; when we violate some part of the laws of the universe in which we live, suffering is an orderly result of this violation. Eat poison, and you will suffer pain and die Take a life, and the retribution, set in motion through the law of the land, by which we live, can quite easily be death or imprisonment for life. Yes, indeed, it must be remembered that man produces a good measure of his own suffering. When the righteous suffer, it is often due to the unrighteousness or someone else. We need not, therefore, go to God for an explanation of much of our suffering. This kind of suffering, however, does not raise a severe problem of understanding. Rather, it is undeserved suffering, as in Job's testing, that is not due to some human cause, that perplexes us and raises questions about God's ways of dealing with us. Suffering has its place in our existence, and for a purpose. Much suffering is due to man's ignorance, end thus serves as a constant spur to greater learning. This is all to the good, and must be a part of man's destiny. But perhaps the most important factor in dealing with undeserved suffering is found in man's reaction to it. Job, who lost his servants, animals home, his wife, friends and, finally, his health, oould have become bitter and sour. Instead, he justified God's confidence in him by emerging from his trials with a new appreciation of the mystery of God's relationship to man, and with unshaken confidence in his Creator. This can work for us, too. The righteous do suffer, and we can only glimpse into the possible reason for this. But it is clear that the Christian reaction is one of acceptance and praise to God, confident in our faith that suffering can serve some positive function in our quest for Christian maturity. WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFER The purpose of our study today is to consider some of the perplexing questions raised by the suffering of the righteous and to discuss some of the answers to be found in the Book of Job. The tory of Job indicates that prosperity and health often make it difficult to develop real religious convictions. In Job's case, we see that a man can be both prosperous and genuinely religious. But Satan's shrewd insight into human nature reminds us that many people are devoted to God only on a sont of contract basis. If God fails to provide his blessings, then devotion to him cools. But prosperity operates against religion in another way which is more subtle. So long as everything is going well, we tend to lore our sense of need for God, and we feel independent and self - sufficient. When this happens, the prescription for a radical cure requires the loss of this cherished prosperity. Taking away our blessings uncovers our inadequacies and force us either to despair or to become aware or the grace of God. In a real sense, learning to acknowledge our dependence on God is the basic lesson in Christian living. As someone once very wisely remarked at a time of world conflict: "There are no atheists in foxholes!" The church is spiritually strongest in hard times. It may be superficially larger in prosperous times, but its true members are best exposed in the trials of depression. We are apt, as were Job's friends, to classify suffering as a punishment for some sin. Often it is Certainly we are correct in assuming that there is some connection between sin and suffering. There is a lot of suffering which is de served. Sin does have its consequences, in suffering; when we violate some part of the laws of the universe in which we live, suffering is an orderly result of this violation. Eat poison, and you will suffer pain and die Take a life, and the retribution, set in motion through the law of the land, by which we live, can quite easily be death or imprisonment for life. Yes, indeed, it must be remembered that man produces a good measure of his own suffering. When the righteous suffer, it is often due to the unrighteousness or someone else. We need not, therefore, go to God for an explanation of much of our suffering. This kind of suffering, however, does not raise a severe problem of understanding. Rather, it is undeserved suffering, as in Job's testing, that is not due to some human cause, that perplexes us and raises questions about God's ways of dealing with us. Suffering has its place in our existence, and for a purpose. Much suffering is due to man's ignorance, end thus serves as a constant spur to greater learning. This is all to the good, and must be a part of man's destiny. But perhaps the most important factor in dealing with undeserved suffering is found in man's reaction to it. Job, who lost his servants, animals home, his wife, friends and, finally, his health, oould have become bitter and sour. Instead, he justified God's confidence in him by emerging from his trials with a new appreciation of the mystery of God's relationship to man, and with unshaken confidence in his Creator. This can work for us, too. The righteous do suffer, and we can only glimpse into the possible reason for this. But it is clear that the Christian reaction is one of acceptance and praise to God, confident in our faith that suffering can serve some positive function in our quest for Christian maturity. 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Chillingworth and his wife. George (Bobby) Lincoln, a Negro, was granted immunity, the state said, because he was the "most insignificant participant" and his testimony was essential to establish the crime. The Chillingworths' bodies were never found. The other prosecution witness, Floyd Holzapfel, who admitted killing the Chillingworths with Lincoln, has pleaded guilty to murder declined a jury trial, and is waiting to be sentenced. Peel, convicted last week on a charge of plotting the murder of the judge, was accused of hiring Holzapfel and Lincoln to throw Chillingworth into the Atlantic ocean in 1955, to save himself from exposure as a behind - the -scenes racketeer. Th wif's death was not an issue in the trial. The jury saved Peel from the electric chair but he could be tried again in the death of the judge's wife. A recommendation for mercy by the jury meant automatic life imprisonment for Peel. PEEL CONVICTED The moon shiner and bolita (numbers) kingpin who was one of two star witnesses for the prosecution in the case against former city Judge Joseph A. Peel, Jr., was given immunity in connection with the murder of Circuit Judge C. E. Chillingworth and his wife. George (Bobby) Lincoln, a Negro, was granted immunity, the state said, because he was the "most insignificant participant" and his testimony was essential to establish the crime. The Chillingworths' bodies were never found. The other prosecution witness, Floyd Holzapfel, who admitted killing the Chillingworths with Lincoln, has pleaded guilty to murder declined a jury trial, and is waiting to be sentenced. Peel, convicted last week on a charge of plotting the murder of the judge, was accused of hiring Holzapfel and Lincoln to throw Chillingworth into the Atlantic ocean in 1955, to save himself from exposure as a behind - the -scenes racketeer. Th wif's death was not an issue in the trial. The jury saved Peel from the electric chair but he could be tried again in the death of the judge's wife. A recommendation for mercy by the jury meant automatic life imprisonment for Peel. Savannah State Cited At National Alumni Meeting The National Alumni Association of Colleges and Universities concluded its 16th Annual Meeting this afternoon at Alcorn A & M College with the theme, "Building Alumni and College Relationships in a Dynamic Age." 20 colleges were represented. Savannah State College of Savannah, Georgia, won first place award featuring a pictorial display on Alumni. Alcom College, of Lorman, Miss., won first place award in alumni records, proceedings and leaflets. Wilton C. Scott, director of Public Relations at Savannah State College and former executive secreary of the National Alumni Association of Colleges, won the Distinguished Service Award in Higher Education for his various efforts in promotion of alumni relations. The next meeting will be held Friday and Saturday after Easter at Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Fla. The following officers were elected: President, J. O. Lowery, Winston-Salem Teachers College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; First Vice President, Mrs. Eva Louis Grumbling College, Louisiana; Second Vice President, A. Z, Butler, Allen University, Columbia, S. C; Executive Secretary, J. Andrew Goulden, Grumbling, La.; Assistant Secretary, Mrs. Janet Fletcher, Washington, D. C. Elected to the Advisory Board were W. S. Demby, retiring president, Vicksburg, Miss.; Mrs. Vhaniss B. McHenry, Southern University of Louisiana, and wilton C. Scott, Savannah State College, Savannah, Georgia. The general chairman of the convention was R. E. Waters, dean of instruction, Alcorn A & M College. The meeting was held two days. FREEDOM TALK The National Campaign Committee of Goa has called upon the India to take effective steps toward the liberation of Portuguese colonies in India and also Angola in Africa. The committee applauded the UN Trusteeship council's rejection of Portugal's plea that its overseas territories are an integral part of the country and are not colonies. MAIDS $35-$60 WEEK BEST NEW YORK AGENCY Free Room, Board, TV, Uniforms TICKETS SENT AT ONCE FA. 4-8651 NEW YORK AGENCY 1806 7th Ave., N., Birmingham Ala. Leaders Meet In New York NEW YORK — Known as operation Mississippi," the effort is described by Roy Wilkins, NAACP secretary, as an "all-out and continuous" drive to eliminate discrimination in Mississippi. This move was prompted by the use of police dogs on peaceful Negro citizens outside a Jackson, Miss., courthouse, March 20. They were awaiting results of the trial of the state's first sit-in demonstrators — nine NAACP students from Tougaloo Christian College who sought to use a public library. The effort will be carded forward in all areas of activity, although the precise items and the exact timetable will emerge later. Already the NAACP voter registration drive has been under way in Mississippi and will be expanded and pressed in order to increase Negro registration. Mississippi is the lowest in the nation on Negro voters, with less than 4 percent of the eligible permitted to register. Another sore point with Negro Mississippians is the double standard of justice in the state for white and Negro citizens. Recently Clyde Kennard, who at one time attempted to register at Mississippi Southern University, was sentenced to seven years at hard labor for allegedly "agreeing to buy" five sacks of stolen chicken feed valued at $25.00. When Medgar Evens, NAACP state secretary, called Kennard's conviction a "mockery of justice," he in turn was sentenced to jail and fined $100. The case is on appeal. A young white lawyer in South Mississippi was given a suspended sentence for raping a Negro baby sitter for his children, but Mack Charles Parker, accused, of rape of a white woman in 1959, was lynched. Negro parents who signed petitions to school boards in 1955 and 1956 asking desegregation were fired from their jobs and many driven from town. No school desegregation case has been filed to Mississippi thus far and it is expected that this will be considered to the pressing of "Operation Mississippi." Conferees April 7 at the NAACP national headquarters included besides President Henry were Medgar Evers, field secretary for Mississippi; C. R. Darden of Meridian, Mississippi member of the national Board of Directors; Jack Young, attorney handling the., Touglaloo student cases; and from the national staff, Secretary Wilkins, Robert L. Carter, general counsel, John A. Morser assistant to the Secretary Gloster B. Current, director of branches, Randolph White and Jessie DeVore, public relations staff Mrs. Ruby Hurley southeast regional secretary, and Herbert Wright youth secretary. Californian To West Africa Post President Kennedy Friday announced his intention to appoint Leon B. Poullada of California as Ambassador to the Republic of Togo in West Africa His appointment continues the line of all white ambassadors to African countries. Mr. Poullada is presently Deputy Director of the Office of South Asian Affairs in the State Department. He succeeds Leland Barrows, who has also been serving as Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroun and will continue in the latter position. 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At this rate or climb, by 1962 a million of our teenagers will be arrested each year. According to reports of city police asserts of persons under 18 during 1957 made up 47.2 per cent of the total arrests for the eight major crimes. For the group of property crimes — robbery, auto theft, burglary and larceny — 53.1 per cent of all asrests reported were for persons under 18 years of age. Continuing the trend set during the calendar year 1956, the greatest participation of youths under 18 was in connection with auto thefts, where, they represented 67.6 per cent of all arrests. In addition, more than one-half of the Burglary and larceny arrests and over one-fourth of the arrests for robbery in cities involved juveniles. The increase in the number of arrests of these young people covers a wide range of offenses. 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