Memphis World
Memphis World Publishing Co.
1956-06-30
Raymond F. Tisby

MEMPHIS WORLD
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A Man's Character And His Health
Least did men think when our civilization emerged from the
dark ages that character would be so feared that its isolation and
growth would be circumscribed by a resort to the condition of
the health of its owner.
But that is the course at times when trying straits of ambition 
can find no other avenue of release.
The burning question that separated schools of thought in
old times was around "the evil' of eating with unwashed hands.
The early Jews and Jesus split upon the question of sin, from this
angle, the former holding the view of sin by hands; Jesus said
nothing about eating with soiled hands. He dwelt with soiled
hearts. That would take care of unwashed hands.
In somewhat of a novel pattern in our political parlance,
the question of one of the candidate's health is being superimposed 
as a question.
Many able men in history had physical infirmities; many
were victims of poor health – still the outline of their sterling
worth to civilization, stands out in bold relief.
In the question of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, there is
about to arise a discussion around his health that in time might
lead away from the burning questions whose diagnosis and
treatment will succumb only to the bright light of character.
Health is important; men long for it and to that end do we
all labor – but no man can sit in judgment around a man's
health or how long he will live. The late Henry Cabot Lodge was
never forgiven about even a slight reference to President Wilson's
health.
Let not the boast of men of their health, lure the multitude.
Some of the most incompetent men in many of our recollections 
are the healthiest. The learned Thomas Jefferson who had
something to say about if ever democracies disentegrated —
left out the question that there would, or might come those who
would set up other standards than sterling worth and irreproachable 
character, making it possible for the race to belong to the
healthiest.
So, at some state levels - it is segregation at the national
level, it is health — between the two skillful pieces of strategy
— let not Democracy be weakened.

Let Us Have A Sane And Safe 4th Of July
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence,
the immortal George Washington blew into the documents the
breath of national life; thus we have q government of the people,
for the people and by the people.
Next Wednesday, the people throughout the notion will
observe their independence day. People will lay aside their
regular routine or activities to participate in our National holiday.
Some will observe it by swimming, some by fishing, some by
boating, some by attending the movies, while others will loaf
around home or attend a ball game.
The officials who have charge of our safe driving program
are predicting a record breaking killing will be carried through
on July 4th, Of course, they don't know exactly how many will
be killed, but their prediction in the post has proven almost accurately. 
Let us hope that they are mistaken this time. Of course,
many people have gone crazy in recent months, as it relates to
driving. There have already been too many automobile accidents
ond many have proven fatal; but if the people will observe some
very simple rules on the 4th of July, there will be no necessity for
the alarming death rate that the Safety Council people are
predicting. Here are the simple rules: Don't drive if you are
drinking, don't drink if you are driving, don't fill your stomach
with alcoholic liquors and jump into one of these high powered
automobiles and start driving down the streets and across the
highways at on excessive rate of speed. Observe all traffic rules
— stop signs means what they say — to stop — not slow down.
Don't attempt to swim if you are drinking. For too many people
have lost their lives by cramping in the water while drinking.
Don't use the 4th of July as on excuse to get drunk and
prowl the streets of cities and highways of our land reeling and
rocking like o willow tree. Be sane in everything you do on the
4th of July. Now, if these above mentioned simple rules ore
religiously adhered to on the 4th of July, the alarming death rate
predicted by the Safety Council people will not materialize, but
it is everybody's job to help make this 4th of July the sanest and
safest we have observed in many years. Most of the accidents
or killings that are committed on the holiday could and should
be avoided.
Let all of us put forth a gigantic effort to see to it that the
alarming and ridiculous predictions issued by the Safety Council
people as it relates to our National holiday next Wednesday will
not materialize. Remember to drive carefully and cautiously, you
may save a life and that life may be your own.

A Word To The Wise
Associate Justice William O. Douglas of the United States
Supreme Court, recently told the graduating class at Toledo University 
that "the concepts of liberty, freedom, equality and due
process of law" represent the one remaining advantage we have
not lost to Soviet Russia. These ore words of ominous portent.
It is a sobering reality that in little more thon a generation, one
of the most backward nations in recent history has advanced to
a position of challenge to Western civilization.
It should be a matter of prime concern that our remaining
bastion against the forces of Communism shall stand firm showing 
up its weaknesses wherever and whenever they appear,
and buttressing the democratic process with the very Christian
principles the validity of which Communists have denied. The
veneroble jurist argues with a convincing logic that the balance of
the political power in the world lies in Asia, and that as Asia
goes, so will the scales be tipped for or against the democratic
way of life. We have long been suspect in the eyes of the hundreds 
of millions of people in Asia and in Africa becouse we have
to often failed to live up to the highest potentials of our own
democratic traditions. We can ill-afford the luxury of continuing
our double standards, whatever the areas in which they ore
found. The whole world is watching us with hypocritical eyes.
What happens in Midcity, Mississippi, or Mistyville, Montana is
no longer a "private" or a "local' affair. Whenever the elements
of our "last bastion" ore violated here, it is the common knowledge
— and the common talk - of the whole world within a few
hours. We believe that the concepts of liberty, freedom, equality
and due process ore principles so obviously just and right as to be
self-recommended to men of good will without reference to external 
pressures. However, to those who callously cast aside all
principle in the dubious pursuit of self interest, if they would
but pause for o moment, Mr. Justice Douglas has a word for
them.

Two Enter City
Council Race
Two Negroes, Roscoe J. Hamby, an
attorney, and John H. Otey, a groceryman, 
are among the six candidates 
seeking to fill the city council 
vacancy caused by the death
of councilman G. M. Ragsdale
earlier this month.
One of the six will be chosen to
serve out Die unexpired term of
Mr. Ragsdale in the July 12 special
election for city councilman in the
second councilmanic district of the
fifth ward.
The term expires in June, 1959.
Others seeking the council seat
are Earnest A. Craft, a minister:
James Cunningham, a strum engineer: 
O. W. Cooper, real estate
salesman, and J. C. Nelfs, a refrigeration 
company employee.

Boy "Glued" To
Tree By Lightning
A
bolt of lightning left 8-year-old
Steve Maden of Chicago "glued"
upside down against the trunk of a
tree Sunday, but he escaped without 
serious injury.
Maden, who was visiting his
grandmother here, had ducked under 
the tree along with his 11-yearold 
cousin to escape from a rain
storm.

Emergency Faces

sity and Fisk Senior Miss-Nina
Johnson were injured near Dalton
There was a publicly supported hospital 
there, but only for white palients. 
So an ambulance was called
from a town sixty-six miles away
It came, but both patients died.
In Washington, DC., a seventeen-year-old 
colored girl suffering
from a bullet wound was denied admission 
at two hospitals. By WT
time she was taken to the third hospital 
she was dead.
But this sort of thing happens in
the North, too. Mrs. Elizabeth Price
Handy, first wile of 'he nun who
wrote "The St. Louis Blues." was
taken to New York's famous Knickerbotker 
Hospital with cerebral hemorrhage. 
She was left alone in
the ambulance for almost an hour
while the hospital representative
debated the color question. A little
after finally being admitted, she
died.
And so, I sent them a dollar,
confident that thousand of my
sMer- throughout the country will
do the same We can save that hospital, 
you and I, with our dollars
And we should do so. Their address
is: Taborian Hospital, Mound Bayou, 
Mississippi.

Baptists Cite

served as field director of the Foreign 
Mission Board of the convention, 
and as associate promotional
director of its finance commission
She is credited with having raised
more money for denominational
projects than any other person.
A graduate of Moody Bible Institute, 
Chicago. Ill., Miss Funches received 
her business training at
Northwestern university and her
doctorate in humanities from Arkansas 
Baptist College, Little Rock,
Ark.

Calls For End

now being conducted by its chairman. 
Senator Jam's O. Eastland
of Mississippi.
The request for action was made
by Gerald D. Bullock, president of
the Illinois Conference of Branches
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
The call for action against Senator 
Eastland was in letters to Senator 
Everett M. Dirkson of Illinois,
vho is a member of the Judiciary
Committee and to Senator Lyndon
E. Johnson of Texas, chairman of
the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, 
which, controls the legislation 
which is to be acted upon by
the Senate.
Copies of the letter to Senator
Dirksen were sent to Senator
William F. Knowland of California,
Senate Republican leader, and Leonard 
W. Hall, chairman of the Republican 
National Committee, with
a request that they act to secure
support of their party for civil rights
legislation.
Copies of the letter to Senator
John on were sent to Senator Paul
H. Douglas of Illinois, Senator Thomas 
C. Hennings, Jr. of Missouri
secretary of the Democratic Policy
Committee and Paul M. Butler, chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee with a request that they
act to secure the support of their
party members for civil rights measures. 

Senator Dirksen was asked to "use
all your influence as a member of
the Senate Judiciary Committee, especially 
with your Republican colleaues 
to end the farcial hearing
on civil rights masures now before
the committee and report favorably
the bills which Atty General Brown
ell says are necessary to safeguard
constitutional rights in this country." 


Desegregation

speakers during the first week are
the Rt. Rev. John Lafargue, noted
Catholic editor and writer, Dr. John
Fey, editor of "Christian Century"
magazine, and George McKibben,
a member of the President's Committee 
on Government Contracts.
Thurgood Marshall, chief course,
for the NAACP, will summarize the
status of legal developments affecting 
desegregation in schools and
transportation during the first week
sessions. Among other key participant 
are Mr. Henry Luce, publisher 
of Lift and Time magazines,
Dr. Davis McEntire, research director 
of the Commission on Race

and Housing. Dr. Isidor Chein.
social psychologist and professor
at New York University.
Discussions on special i sues facing 
the South will be headed by Dr.
George Mitchell, executive director
of the Southern Regional Council,
and problems of integration in labor 
will be presented by Emanual 
Muravchik of the Jewish Labor 
Council, alone with Herbert
Hill, labor expert of the NAACP.
Session of the Institute an open
to the public at Part Hall on the
Fisk University Campus.

WORLD VISITOR —
With the Atlanta Daily World receptionist, Miss
June Hector, holding, Mrs. Edna Douglas, Grand Basileus of the
Sigma Gama Rho Sorority, becomes another of the hundreds of
famous personalities who have signed the World's guest book.
Mrs. Douglas, who hails from Little Rock, Ark, was here Monday
visiting Atlanta's Eta chapter.

Basileus Visits Atlanta
Sigma Gamma Rho Grand
Sororities of the nation are working untiringly to implement
the decision of the United States Supreme Court outlawing segregation 
in education and travel according to Mrs. Edna Douglas,
Grand Basileus of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority of little Rock, Ark.
Mrs. Douglas is making a southwide 
tour of affricated chapters of
the national sorority and paused in
Atlanta a guest of Eta Sigma
chapter of which Mrs. Winifred
Jones is bastleus.
"Sororities recognize today that
an integrated society and an awareness 
of preserving eivll liberties go
hand-in-hand with the American
ideal. Therefore, our sorors are
doing their Bit to spread freedom
and emphasize the dimity of man.
Mrs. Douglas said "We still have
a major number of pleasurable pursuits 
in sorority the but we've
reached a positive blend in our approach 
to the problems of today
Mrs. Douglas is a graduate of
Arkansas A. M. and N. College and
won the master's degree at Atlanta
University, she is presently a meniber 
of the trustee board or Arkansas 
A. M. and N. College and a
member of the Board of Directors
of the Greater little Rock YWCA.
The Sigma Gamma Rho basileus
will vis chapters of the sorority
the South. Her admmistration has
resulted in a large number of new

chapters throughout the states.
Mrs. Douglas has a proud list
of accomphshments, she was voted
"Woman of the Year" by the National 
Council of Negro Women
Little Hock voted her "leather of
me Year" for social agencies, and
ummunry participation. Southwest
sorors of the Sigma Gamma Rho
voted her me most "Outstanding
Soror" three consecutive times.
The national organization honored 
her with the Blanched Edwards 
Award — highest award given 
by the –orority in 1953.
In 1952-53, Mrs. Douglas was the
winner of the first Ford Foundation 
Fellowship ofered by the Little 
Rock Public School System. Last
year she spent the entire academic
year in travel.
Arkan as teachers voted her the
fellowship award for the outstanding 
secondary teacher for her work
as biology instructor at Dunbar
high School, Little Rock.
Citizens of Little Rock named a
$25,000 community center in her
honor in 1954 for outstanding service 
to the community.
Mrs. Douglas while visiting in
Atlanta was the guest of Mrs. Howard 
Gay on Penelope Street.

Federal Gas Tax Boost
Effective This Sunday
Motorists of Georgia were reminded 
today that on Sunday the
federal tax on gasoline will go up
one cent a gallon, as part of the
$13 billion increase in federal automotive 
taxes to be enacted by Congress 
this week for financing the
13-year federal highway program.
John C. Dial, chairman of the
Georgia Petroleum Industries Committee, 
noted that this increase,
ndded to the present 2-cent federal
will bring total state and federal
tax and the 6 1-2 cent Slate tax,
taxes on gasoline in Georgia to 9
1-2 cents a gallon. This, he said,
is equivalent to about a 44 percent
sales tax on gasoline.
Commenting on the "amazing
growth" in motor fuel taxation in
this state through the years. Dial
pointed out that the Georgia gas
tax first imposed at a 1-cent rate
in 1921, brought in only $754,000
the first full year it was in effect
He added:
Now, with this new increase in
the federal tax, highway users of
this state will be paying an estimated 
$97 million a year - about
130 times as much - in state and
federal taxes on gasoline.
He said the l-cent federal increase, 
expected to yield more thanhalf 
of billion dollars a year nationally, 
will bring to about $21
million the amount of federal gas
tax collected annually In Georgia.
Motorists have a great stake in
highways. Dial said, but certainly
they are paying for them He noted 
that the present tax hike is, the
twelfth general increase in gas tax
rates motorists of this state have
been called on to pay in the 35
years that gasoline has been taxed
here.
Following is the history of state
and federal taxation of gasoline in
Georgia:
1921 — State gasoline tax first
imposed at 1 cent a gallon.
1923 — State tax increased to 3
cents a gallon.
1926 — State tax increased to
3,5 cents a gallon.
1927 — State tax increased to 4

cents a gallon.
1929 — State tax increased to 6
cents a gallon.
1832 — Federal tax imposed at 1
cent rate: total, 7 cents a gallon.
1933 — Federal tax increased to
1.5 cents; total, 75 cents a gallon.
1934 — Federal tax reduced to 1
cent: total, 7 cents a gallon.
1940 — Federal tax again increased 
to 15 cents; total, 7.5 cents a
gallon.
1949 — State tax increased to 7
cents: total 85 cents a gallon.
1951 — Federal tax increased to
2 cents; State tax reduced to 6
cents; total, 8 cents a gallon.
1955 — State tax increased to 6,5
cents: total, 8 5 cents, a gallon.
1956 — Federal tax increased to
3 cents; total, 95 cents a gallon.

Asks Probe

1y.
Judge Dearman ruled that he had
no jurisdiction over the eight children 
who were exiled" to Alabama
along with Mrs. Winston under a
threat of a jail sentence for her.
"I believe Martha Winston's only
crime was asking her own state for
bread for her children," the judge
said.
"Yet for asking for bread, what
did she receive? A jail sentence.
"I think the state of Ohio violated 
her civil rights when the welfare 
and policemen's forced her to
leave Cleveland."
The family's plight gained nationwide 
publicity when Juvenile
Court Judge Albert A. Woldman
ruled at Cleveland June 7 that the
children were mil eligible for relief
in Ohio Because they had been in
the state only four months. Ohio
taw requires residence of a year
before a needy person may receive
welfare aid.
Judge Woldman ordered the
whole family put on a train with
instructions to return to Livingston. 
Ala.
Mrs. Winston testified at the
time that she moved to Ohio because 
she couldnt support her family 
down south.
"I didn't want-them to grow up
in the south," she reported as saying. 

Mrs. Winston and her husband
Jamei Winston of Coatopa, Ala
have been seprated for five years.
The court hearing here at Livingston 
last week was mainly to
act on a petition of the father to
gain custody of the seven children
aged 7 to 17. A 17-year-old daughter 
also has a baby which was born
11 days More the family was order
ed 
out of Ohio.
More than 50 persons were in
the Sumter County for the hearing,
which was made open to the public
by Judge Dearman "because of the
undue" publicity already given the
ease.
Mrs. Winston answered the question 
of whether she would rather
raise her children in Sumter County, 
Alt., or Cleveland, Ohio, by saying 
"either place according to convenience." 

All of the children testified that
they would rather live with their
mother or older sister, Mrs. Mary
Bowden, than with their father
The family, at present is living with
Mrs. Bowden.


House Votes Pensions For
World War I Vets Over 65
The
House voted pensions for World
War one veterans who are 65 or older 
but extra payments for those
wounded in combat were eliminated. 

The pension measure would provide 
a pension of $90 a month for
those who qualify under a needs test.
The Multi-Billion dollar legislation
was sent to the Senate by a vote of
364 to 51.
Before passage however, increas-,
ed compensation payments for veterans 
with service-connected disabilities 
were stricken from the bill on
a technical parliamentary objection.
Also knocked out of the measure
were pensions for veterans of world
war II and Korea.
Immediately after passage of the
hill, House veterans affairs committee 
chairman Olin Teague (D) Texas
announced his group will sponsor
special legislation providing in
creased 
benefits for veterans
with service-connected disabilities.
The announcement was greeted with
applause.
Rep. Ed. Edmmundson (D) Okla.,
Chief spoksman for the pension
system, also told the house that he
and eight other Representatives
gave petitioned Teague to hold a
Committee meeting Thursday to
vote mil the wounded veterans coinpensation 
plan.
On a point of order, Rep. William
H. Ayres (R) Ohio, a foe of the
pension plan, succeeded in striking
he compensation increase for
wounded veterans from the measure.
Ayres' move, backed by Teague, was
designed to make the pension bill
inacceptable to the House.
The House Pension Plan will have
tough going in the Senate and an
even rougher lime if it reaches the
White House.
As adopted, the bill provides pen
sions 
of -90 a month at age 65 for
all persons who served in the armed 
Forces during the 19n-18Conflict 
and whose income is -1,400 a
years or less for single persons or
$2,800 a year or less for married persons. 

In addtion, veterans with nonservice 
connected disabilities who
how are receiving $66,15 a month
from the Government will get $75
ander the Legislation.
These who are permanently disabled 
and now are receiving $7J.75 a
month will get $90.
There, is no figure of how much
the pension system will cost since
estimates submitted by the Vetera
Administration and the Teague Co
mittee included benefits for Korean
and World War II veterans.
Under those estimates, the plan
would have cost the Government
an additional 357 million dollars
in its first year of operation.

Ike Will Run; No?

Committee which will draft the
party platform.
The 46-memoer convention arrangements 
comomittee also picked
House GOP Leader Joseph W. Martin, 
Mass., to serve as convention
permanent chairman for the fifth
consecutive time, and senate leader 
William F. Knowland. Calif., to
be temporary convention chairman.
Hall pointed out that Langlie is
chairman of the Governor's Conference 
and is a candidate for the
Senate seat of Democrat Warren
G. Magnuson. Langlie, it was understood, 
agreed to run agaainst
Magnuson at the request of Mr. Eitenhower. 

Hall told a news conference following 
the arrangements committee 
session that Langlie was chosen
to deliver the keynote address because 
he is "a dynamic person" and
"one of the great Republicans of
the country."
Hall insisted that the arrangements 
committee had received no
message from President Eisenhower
but said that before the President
was stricken with his recent abdominal 
illness, he had discussed with
Mr. Eisenhower the "names and details' 
of convention arrangements
on several occasions.
It was clear that the White House
had reaffirmed Mr. Eisenhower's
earlier sanction of the convention

THE QUICKSILVER POOL
CHAPTER NINETEEN
"WHAT IS IT?" Jemmy asked.
"What does she want?"
Lore tore the note into small
bits and dropped them into the
fire. "Mrs. Charming wants me to
come up to Bee her for a little
while this afternoon."
Jemmy's eyes took on a shine
of conspiracy. "I won't tell, Lora.
If anybody asks I'll say you're
having a nap in your room."
"Thank you, Jemmy," she said
quickly, "but of course you musn't
do that. I'd be very unhappy if
you told fibs to keep me out of
trouble. There's nothing wrong
about going up to see Mrs. Channing 
if I choose to do so."
"Just the same, I won't tell," he
promised her.
There was no convincing; him
that intrigue was not necessary
in this house of intrigue, and
though she could not admit it to
him, she would be glad of his silence 
until she had time to discover 
what Morgan Charming
wanted.
For the last two weeks a seamstress 
had come daily to the house.
In spite of Mother Tyler's indifference 
to what went on, Wade bad
seen to the matter. As a consequence, 
Lora's new wardrobe had.
begun to blossom and she could
now put on a soft yellow wool
dress and a new bonnet, most stylishly 
made. She felt quite another
person in it, though she smiled at
herself for gaining confidence from
the mere donning of a new frock.
hill today with the knowledge that
she would teem dowdy and countrified 
beside impressive Mrs.
Channing.
Mrs. Chaining came in so softly
behind her that Lora was unaware
of her presence until she spoke.
"How nice of you to come, Lora.
I may call you Lora, may I not? I
dislike formality between friends."
She wore black again today,
with only a pearl brooch and earrings 
to relieve its sombre hue.
Yet she was not in mourning for
her husband, since the had been in
gay white and turquoise the night
of the party. Black suited her,
Lora decided. It heightened her
dramatic quality, whitened her
skin and made her dark eyes all
the more brilliant.
Morgan had not missed the look
of interest Lora had been giving
the hidden picture. She nodded
carelessly toward the pulled draperies. 

"Sometimes I weary of looking
myself In the eye. Particularly
when I am my sole company."
Lora smiled uncertainly and took
the chair which a gesture from
Morgan indicated. This woman always 
made her feel faintly uncomfortable 
and a little unsure of herself. 

"I've been away, you know,"
Morgan said. "To Albany."
Lora had not known. In the
tight little world of the Tyler
household, concerned more than
ever with its own problems, little
news of the outside world had penetrated 
for the last two weeks.
"I attended Governor Seymour's
inauguration on New Year's day,"
Morgan went on. "Mr. Norwood is
very close to the governor, as well
as being an old friend of my husband. 
Nicholas was always interested 
in the political scene and he
could never keep me from becoming 
interested, too. I like to be
near the seats of the mighty."
She laughed at Lora's puzzled
expression. "I can see that you
don't approve of a woman who interests 
herself in politics," she
went on. "But I cannot see myself
sitting idle and alone in this great
house. I want activity and life
about me. Important activity."
"It isn't that," Lora confessed.
"It's just that well, the other day
you seemed to speak very sincerely 
about wishing there was semeway 
to stop the war. And now—"
"I am sincere," Morgan broke
in. "That is why I've asked you
to come here to see me today.
From something you said the other
day I gathered that you would,
lend your help if you could leadin 
the direction of halting this
dreadful bloodshed."
"That's quite true," Lora said.
"Good. First, I'd like you to
know that we have Governor Seymour 
on our side. Of course, he
cannot come out openly and officially 
oppose the administration.
Not with any show of force, at
least But he will sanction what
we do and will lend us behind-thescenes 
support Have you heard
of the Kaights of the Golden Circle?" 

"Vaguely," Lora said. I've heard
them labelled Copperheads."
"Many people don't understand
their work and purpose," Morga
said blandly. "The Circle is opposed 
to the continuation of the
war. Its members want a peaceful
settlement with the south and they
are by now many thousand strong
in the middle west Murray Norwood 
is one of those chosen to
start now casties in the east."
"Castles?" Lora asked.
Morgan smiled. "Between you
and me, Lora, I will acknowledge
that there's a good deal of tin
small boy in many men. They like
to dress up, use passwords and
exchange secret handshakes. They
love the mystery of the secret so
ciety and all the trappings that
go with it. 'It I go to the east...
and 'What of the night?' 'Morning 
cometh, and all the rest. Bin
let them have their ritual if it appeals 
to them. Let them have it if
it will stop the war."
She had set her lea and cakes
upon the table beside her and was
leaning earnestly toward Lora.
There was no doubting her tin
cerity now, or her driving intensity. 

"But what can they do?" Lora
asked.
"Vou've heard of the coming
draft, have you not?"
"I don't know much about it
I'm afraid."
"What an ignorant little thing
you are! Don't you realize that the
Union can't possibly win this war
unless it has more men? But men
of the north are no longer flocking
like sheep to throw their lives
away. If President Lincoln cannot
raise his quota, the war will stop
because it will be impossible to
fight on. Stop the draft in New
York state, as they are going to
do in other stales, and we stop the
war bloodlessly."
"But how can the draft be
stopped? If the government-"
"Ah, but you don't know the
power we have on our side. We
have a magnificent leader out in
Ohio—Clement Vallandigham. AA
Governor Seymour himself is opposed 
to the draft We have only
to organize and stand fast."
Lora sighed, "I'm afraid I am
ignorant of all this. In any casewhat 
do you want me to do?"


ALBANY, NEW YORK—
Governor Averell Harriman and Mrs. Kamerine 
V. Fitzgerald, of Glen Falls, N. Y., Deputy Commissioner of
The State Department of Commerce, congratulate Mrs. Joyce Phillips 
Austin, (left), Exectuive Secretary of The New York Woman's
Council, following her swearing in today (June 20th) in the Excutive 
Chambers. Mrs. Fitzgerald was also sworn in as Deputy
Commissioner of The New York State Commerce Department in
Charge of The Woman's Program by Governor Harriman at the
same ceremony. Mrs. Austin resides at 2181 Madison Avenue,
New York City.


The parole of D. C. Stephenson
has been revoked because the former Ku Klux Klan leader refutes
to take another mental test.
Stephenson, who once boasted "I
am the law in Indiana." was sentenced 
to life 31 years ago for the
rape-death of a statehouse secretary. 
The former grand drawn
who built a political machine in
Indiana during the Klan days was
granted a parole on Dec 22,1954.
However, he has not been able
to leave the Indiana Stale prison
officials, whose selection Friday
must be approved by the convention 
itself, opening Aug. 20.
because he did not have in accerp
able job offer under t sponsor.
Wednesday the Indiana Department 
of Corrections said the parole
has been revoked on the grounds
that Stephenson objects to taking
a "psychiatric evaluation" test. An
order by Governor George N. Craig
requires all prisoners involved in
sex cases to take such a test.
Stephenson was quoted as refusing 
by saying:
(I don't need one. Those same
people are trying to crucify me."
Billy Bruton and Hank Aaron
paced the rebounding Milwaukee
Braves to a 5-to-2 victory over the
sliding Pittsburgh Pirates, each
driving in a pair of runs. It was one
of fourth straight the Braves, leading 
the National League as of last
Thursday, won from the Pirates,
who dropped to fifth plate.

Negro American League Averages




Billy Moore of Birmingham, is the top batter in the Negro
American League, with on average of .413. R. Johnson of Dttroit, 
is second with .381. Juan Soler of Detroit, ranks third, with
a mark of .373. O. Bailey of Birmingham, is fourth, with a .344,
followed by Pot Patterson of Detroit, in fifth place, with on overage 
of .355, according to latest figures released by How News
Bureau.
Moore has the most base hits, 33, highest total bow, 47,
most triples, 3, and took over lead in RBI's, with 20. Pattern
is leading in doubles, with 7.
Hal Green of Detroit, has scored the most runs, 25, and
the lone leader in home runs, with 3.
L. Harris of Memphis is way out ahead of the field in stolen
bases, with 15.
Robinson and McCullough of Memphis and Moroto of Kansas 
City, ore tied for the top spot, each having won two games,
without a loss. Harris of Detroit, hat fanned the most batters, 40.
C. Pride of Memphis, completed the most games, 4, and has worked 
the most innings, 47.

NAL HIGHLIGHTS




Billy Moore of Birmingham, is the top batter in the Negro
American League, with on average of .413. R. Johnson of Dttroit, 
is second with .381. Juan Soler of Detroit, ranks third, with
a mark of .373. O. Bailey of Birmingham, is fourth, with a .344,
followed by Pot Patterson of Detroit, in fifth place, with on overage 
of .355, according to latest figures released by How News
Bureau.
Moore has the most base hits, 33, highest total bow, 47,
most triples, 3, and took over lead in RBI's, with 20. Pattern
is leading in doubles, with 7.
Hal Green of Detroit, has scored the most runs, 25, and
the lone leader in home runs, with 3.
L. Harris of Memphis is way out ahead of the field in stolen
bases, with 15.
Robinson and McCullough of Memphis and Moroto of Kansas 
City, ore tied for the top spot, each having won two games,
without a loss. Harris of Detroit, hat fanned the most batters, 40.
C. Pride of Memphis, completed the most games, 4, and has worked 
the most innings, 47.

Bennett College
Instructor Makes
Study Of Juveniles
Bennett college officials last week
announced that McClure P. McCombs, 
instructor in sociology, has
been drained an year's leave of
absence to perit him to conduct
a study of delinquency at the MacLaron 
School for Boys, a correctional 
institution at Woodburn,
Ore.
This will be McCombs second
tenure at the school. He served
there last summer as director of
an institutional service unit for
the American Friends Service Committee. 
He will begin his new
study in September.

ALLKN "RED" DAVIS
WACO. Texas —
SIGHING FOR
PRO-BASKBTBALL BREAK —
Just out of 8t. Elizabeth's Hospital
Houston, where he received treatment 
for a broken nose suffered
while playing with the Paul Quinn
Tiger basketball team, Allen "Red"
Davis is hoping to get on the probasketball 
floor.
Paul Quinn college officials made
all arrangements and refuted to let
Davis leave Waco before his note
operation had been completed. The
6 foot, 155 pound Davis, stellar forward 
and 1056 captain of the Quinn
Tigers, was an all-conference star,
and toppled two of Quinn's long
standing records, his 2.106 points
is the highest any player of Quinn
has amassed in a career and his
24.1 point average per game season
is his second entry in the record
book. Red Davis graduated at Paul
Quinn's recent commencement exercises 
and will reside for a while
with his grandparents at 728 East
7th Street, Carthage, Mo.