Memphis World
Memphis World Publishing Co.
1964-03-07
J. A. Beauchamp

MAN OF THE HOUR! —
While the world puzzles over what to do
about the Congo, Moise Tschombe, dynamic leader, and former
President of Katanga, offers a way to save the Congo from chaos,
and communism! In a recent publication entitled "The Congo Must
Be Saved," he outlines the why of present difficulties as well as
the cure. "The Congo," he states, "must be organized like the
United States, with each region having autonomous powers like
a state." He also reveals that the death of Lumumba was ordered
by the incumbent President of the Congo, Kasavubu, and his
prime minister, Adoula.

Dr. DuBois Life And
Works Given Tribute
The life and works of Dr. W. E. B. DuBois were
lauded in two commemorative programs held here on Feb. 23,
the 96th birthday of the late leader and generator of the modern
Negro protest movement.
Dr. DuBois, a founder of the
NAACP and founder and, for many
years, editor of The Crisis, the
Association's monthly organ, died
last Aug. 27 in Accra, Ghana. He
was 95 years old.
In an NAACP-sponsored television 
program on Channel 13 WNDT.
NAACP Executive Secretary Roy
Wilkins hailed Dr. DuBois as "the
father not only of the NAACP, but
of the whole protest movement in
the 20th century" of which the
NAACP is "the spark plug and
standard bearer."
Addressing a packed Carnegie
Hall meeting, Arthur B. Spingarn,
veteran NAACP president, recalled
his long association with Dr. DuBois 
spanning more than half-acentury. 
The meeting, held under
auspices of a sponsoring committee
headed by Ossie Davis, heard tributes 
to the memory of Dr. DuBois
also from Dr. John Hope Franklin,
Chairman, department of history,
Brooklyn College; Arna Bon temps,
Fisk University librarian; and Mrs.
Eslanda Goode Robeson.
Dr. DuBois, Mr. Springarn said,
"was a prophet and a seer. A prophet 
when he said: "The problem
of the 20th century is the problem

of the color line,' and a seer when
he foresaw not only free African
states but also a sense of Africanism. 
Before him that sense did not
exist; it wa created by a few West
Indian and a few American Negroes 
of whom Dr. Dubois was the
organizer and leader."
In a moving invocation, Bishop
Stephen G. Spottswood, chairman
of the NAACP Board of Directors,
hailed Dr. DuBois as the "prophetic
voice of our age to the ages and
founding father of the modern
fight for freedom."
On the television program, which
was repeated on Feb. 27, Mr. Wilkins 
observed that "at the very first
conference of the NAACP in 1909
the note of desegregation of schools
was struck. Those people who say
that getting rid of segrgation has
been the goal of later years simply
haven't read history from Dr. DuBois's 
first pronouncements on
down."
The most radical idea of the 20th
Century in the field of race relations, 
Mr. Wilkins said, "was the
wiping out of racial segregation and
discrimination. This was the DuBoision 
philosophy. This is the
NAACP creed.

MANY IN TRIBUTE
The life and works of Dr. W. E. B. DuBois were
lauded in two commemorative programs held here on Feb. 23,
the 96th birthday of the late leader and generator of the modern
Negro protest movement.
Dr. DuBois, a founder of the
NAACP and founder and, for many
years, editor of The Crisis, the
Association's monthly organ, died
last Aug. 27 in Accra, Ghana. He
was 95 years old.
In an NAACP-sponsored television 
program on Channel 13 WNDT.
NAACP Executive Secretary Roy
Wilkins hailed Dr. DuBois as "the
father not only of the NAACP, but
of the whole protest movement in
the 20th century" of which the
NAACP is "the spark plug and
standard bearer."
Addressing a packed Carnegie
Hall meeting, Arthur B. Spingarn,
veteran NAACP president, recalled
his long association with Dr. DuBois 
spanning more than half-acentury. 
The meeting, held under
auspices of a sponsoring committee
headed by Ossie Davis, heard tributes 
to the memory of Dr. DuBois
also from Dr. John Hope Franklin,
Chairman, department of history,
Brooklyn College; Arna Bon temps,
Fisk University librarian; and Mrs.
Eslanda Goode Robeson.
Dr. DuBois, Mr. Springarn said,
"was a prophet and a seer. A prophet 
when he said: "The problem
of the 20th century is the problem

of the color line,' and a seer when
he foresaw not only free African
states but also a sense of Africanism. 
Before him that sense did not
exist; it wa created by a few West
Indian and a few American Negroes 
of whom Dr. Dubois was the
organizer and leader."
In a moving invocation, Bishop
Stephen G. Spottswood, chairman
of the NAACP Board of Directors,
hailed Dr. DuBois as the "prophetic
voice of our age to the ages and
founding father of the modern
fight for freedom."
On the television program, which
was repeated on Feb. 27, Mr. Wilkins 
observed that "at the very first
conference of the NAACP in 1909
the note of desegregation of schools
was struck. Those people who say
that getting rid of segrgation has
been the goal of later years simply
haven't read history from Dr. DuBois's 
first pronouncements on
down."
The most radical idea of the 20th
Century in the field of race relations, 
Mr. Wilkins said, "was the
wiping out of racial segregation and
discrimination. This was the DuBoision 
philosophy. This is the
NAACP creed.

Convicted Of Attack, Man
Tries To Escape From Court
Facing a mandatory death sentence, 
a 24-year old Negro deliveryman 
broke from the prisoner's dock
and made a desperate, but futile
dash for freedom in a tense courtroom 
drama here last week, after
an all-white Jury convicted him of
raping a white secretary.
When the virdict was announced,
Leon Brent tried to run for a courtroom 
door, but was overtaken by
deputies. He screamed and swung
his arms wildly as he was subdued
and was carried bodily from the
courtroom.
Brent denied he had raped the
young woman. He charged that she
framed him, after enticing him into 
her office in a downtown Baton

Rouge building and making a proposition 
to him, while threatening
to call police and charge him with
rape.
The defense attorney, Sam Cashio,
who said he will appeal verdict, also 
charge that the prosecutions
evidence was "flimsy." He said
there was no medical evidence the
girl was raped and said it was
"only her word against his word."
The girl broke into tears as she
told the jury Brent was the man
who raped her at knife-point and
then accidentally slashed her throat
when she began screaming.
The conviction carries a mandatory 
death sentence.

Report Welcomes Automation,
Asks Economic Plan For Jobless
The president of
a leading U. S. industrial union
declares that automation will enable 
man "to realize his potential
to a greater degree than he has
at any time in past history," in a
report issued today by the Center
for the Study of Democratic Institu
tions.
Ralph Helstein, head of the United 
Packinghouse Workers of America, 
a union in an industry which
is being automated rapidly, declares
that automation "should be welcomed, 
not resisted."
The union leader's comments and
others try Gerard Piel, publisher of
Scientific American and economist
Robert Theobald, appear in a "conversation" 
published under the title
of Jobs, Machines, and People.
A sample copy of the discussion
can be obtained free by writing to
this Center Headquarters, Box 4068,

Santa Barbara, Calif., or to its New
York office at 133 East 64th Stree.
All three participants in the discussion 
feel that automation will
eventually put most American out
of work, in the traditional sense,
and that they should receive incomes 
even if they do not have
jobs.
The three also agree that automation 
and the resulting spread of
unemployment will require economic 
planning or "programming"
if U. S. society is to benefit from
its new leisure.
As evidence of the growth of unemployment 
caused by automation,
Helstein cites figures for the period
of 1057 to 1952: while the ration
needed 15 million new jobs for our
growing labor force, only a million
were produced, and these were principally 
jobs in government.
"Machines will take over most of

the repetitive mental and physical
tasks within the foreseeable future."
Theobald predicts. "The human
being has been pushed right out of

the productive process. It is just a
question of how long it will take us
to recognize, that he has been pushed 
out."
He declares that "we should be
talking about how to provide income 
for people when there are
no jobs for them."

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Rowan In
U. S. I. A
Top Post
Carl
T. Rowan, 38-year-old former prizewinning 
journalist and author, was
sworn in last Friday as director of
the U. S. Information Agency. He
thus is the first Negro to hold this
$21,000-a-year post, and succeeds
the veteran news commentator Edward 
R. Murrow, who resigned to
recuperate from lung surgery.
The swearing-in ceremonies came
three days after Rowan's surprisingly 
quick confirmation by the
Senate Foreign Relations committee 
and the entire Senate.
The senate committee had first
chance at Rowan and quickly was
satisfied that he was the right man
for the Job. The committee's review 
of Rowan centered around discussion 
of the controversial "March
on Washington" film which had
been produced while Murrow was
still USIA director and Rowan was
filling the ambassadorial post in
Finland. It dealt with the August
March on Washington.
Asked by committee chairman.
Sen. J. W. Fulbright (D., Ark) if he
would accept the views of the chief
U. S. diplomat in each country on
whether the film should be shown
in his area, Rowan replied:
"We would never order any mission 
to use this film if he (the U. S.
mission chief) felt it would not advance 
the cause of the United
States."
The film has been attacked both
in Congress and by the USIA advisory 
committee as being "a weapon 
in the hands of the Communnists," 
"a firm prortraying the U. S.
as a land of slavery for the Negro," 
"indicating that the Negro
had to demonstrate to get freedom
and liberty."

Nichols Trial Is
Postponed Again
The often postponed embezzlement
trial of suspended Bishop D. Ward
Nichols of the AME church was
postponed again last week, at the
request of the prosecution.
The trial, in which Bishop
Nichols is accused of taking between 
$250,000 and 350,000 from the
Church's First Episcopal District,
when he was presiding over the
area, has now been postponed four
times.
Last week's postponement was requested 
by the District Attorney,
who said there had been a change
in the prosecuting attorney. Previous 
continuances included those
by attorneys for the bishop.
The embezzlement charge was
first brought against Bishop Nichols
in 1958 by church members, and
the Pennsylvania's Supreme Court
upheld his indictment in 1961. As
a result of the charge and indictment, 
the denomination suspended
Bishop Nichols.

Region 4 Teacher
Of Year Is Named
WATKINSVILLE, Ga.—
The Ed
Stroud High School is happy to announce 
that David H. Nunnally
has been chosen Teacher of the
Year for 1963-1964 by Region No.
4, Georgia Teachers and Education
Association.
Mr. Nunnally is the husband of
Mrs. Illean Nesmbti Nunnolly, an
instructor at the Athens High and
industrial School, Athens, Georgia.
A native of Oconee County. He received 
his early education at Union
Baptist Institute, and is also a pro
duct of Tuskegee Institute, and Atlanta 
University.
He is a member of Ebenezer
Baptist Church, Athens, where he
serves in several capacities.
He is advisor to the senior class,
Counselor, instructor in the department 
of Social Studies, and Administrative 
Assistant.
Mr. Nunnally is also member of
several social, civic and professional 
organizations including the
National Education Association,
Georgia Teachers and Education
Association, America Teachers Association, 
Oconee County Teaochcrs 
and Education Association, and
Alpha Phi Apha Fraternity.
The teachers of Region No. 4
(850) members salute David H.
Nunnally as our Regional Teacher
of the Year 1963-64.

NOW! Wonderful relief from
acute bronchial
ASTHMA


AT WORLD'S FAIR PAVILION —
Alma John, noted broadcaster, and
her director, William Branch, visit The Coca-Cola Company Pavilion 
at the New York World's Fair, in preparation for a new
series of radio programs for The Coca-Cola Company. It is expected 
that Mrs. John will do some of her broadcasting from the
Fair with the help of Mr. Branch, who is the writer-director of her
syndicated "Alma John Talks To Teens" series.

Creditors Zero In On
Dinah's Big Estate
Income
tax liens and other claims totaling
104,110.17, and a tab for $92,117.17
by Uncle Sam, were filed here last
week against the estate of the late
blues queen Dinah Washington.
The claims included even a bill
for $2,747 filed by the Thompson
Funeral Home, who had charge of
the famous singer's funeral here
last December before the body was
shipped to Chicago for final rites
and burial.
The $92,117.17 lien by the Interal 
Revenue Department Includes
alleged back taxes over a four-year
period, with $18,000 fir 1960: $20,000, 
1961, $15,000, 1962, and $20,000,
1963.
Still another claim for $9,246, resulting 
from a judgement in Common 
Pleas Court against the Regina
Production Company, was filed
against the estate by the General
Dealers, Inc., of Reading, Pa. Miss
Washington was a cogurantor on
the Judgement.
The estate is being administered
by Richard (Night Train) Lane,
widower and eighth husband of the
deceased singer, with the aid of
attorneys of the Detroit Lions football 
team, of which he is a star.
The estate is listed under the name
of Ruth Jones Lane.
However, if the bills keep pouring
in, observers say Lane won't have
anything left to administer.

Sunday School Lesson



Today, in studying our Scriptures,
we endeavor to learn from the story
of the man born blind the dangers
of spiritual blindness; and to discover, 
if we can, how we can receive 
spiritual insights toward the
end of living a Christian life.
In studying John's account of the
blind man to whom sight was restored, 
we are studying not only a
miracle, but a conversion. We see,
also, that Jesus himself initiated
this conversion . . . and led the
man from the darkness of ignorance 
into the light of truth and belief. 

In biblical days most Jews believed 
that sickness and suffering
were the end results of sin—either
the sins of the individual, or the
sins of his forefathers visited upon
the children. In their eyes, affliction 
was concrete and tangible evidence 
of wrongdoing. So deeply, indeed, 
imbedded in Jewish thought
was the ancient concept of exact
rewards and punishments, that
even Jesus' own disciples could not
shake themselves entirely free of

it. And the blind man himself, was
of this persuasion.
Therefore, when Jesus, in answer
to a question from his disciples, replied: 
"It was not that this man
sinned, or his parents, but that the
works of God might be made manifest 
in him" (9:3)—one can see the
first step in the reclamation of a
soul take place; what a weight must
have been lifted from the heart of
the blind beggar!
Basically, therefore, Jesus' healing 
of the blind man did not begin
with the restoration of his sight;
it began with release of his mind
from rank superstition. Is it any
wonder, therefore, that the afflicted 
man gladly obeyed the Master's
command to wash in the pool of
Siloam?
And, in addressing his disciples as
John has recorded it, Jesus was
warning his followers against an
uncharitable curiousity concerning
another's misfortune. Jesus was
demonstrating that whatever has
caused a person's adversity is not
nearly so important as our obligation 
to help him overcome it. Jesus
saw a need, and responded to that
need; as his followers we are charged 
to do no less.
The reactions to this miracle were
wide and varied; the story exposes
the spiritual blindness of the Pharisees 
when they stubbornly refused
to see the light; It exposes the
cowardice of the man's parents; it
reveals the courage of the man
himself; and, above all, it exhibits
for all to see, who are willing to
see and accept, the concern of
Jesus.
Perhaps we would do well to
examine ourselves for signs of
spiritual blindness, in the light of
these varied reactions.
Do we, like the man's parents,
side-step commitment when faced
with the necessity of a decision
that might bring unpleasant repercussion? 
Or do we have the innate 
honesty and courage to state
our views, openly and publicity,
even though, those views might be
unpopluar?
Are we, like the Pharisees, wilfully 
blind? Do we, in the face of
defeat, resort to threats?
From the story of Jesus and the
blind man we can learn many
things. From Jesus' action; we learn
compassion. From the blind man's
response to Jesus we can learn the
dedication of a life. The beggar was
not a knowledgeable or educated
person; he did not even pretend to
a knowledge he did not possess.
But the knowledge that he did
have, he was not afraid to impart
to all who would listen.
Let us, therefore, pray for our
minds and our hearts to be opened
to the guiding light of the Holy
Spirit, and for the courage and
dedication to do our share in
spreading His teachings abroad, letting 
His light shine on the souls
of men groping in that spiritual
darkness which is worse than any
physical darkness conceived in the
world of men.
(These comments are based on
outlines of the International Sunday 
School Lessons, copyrighted by
the International Council of Religious 
Education, and used by permission). 

Florida strike halted Cape Kennedy 
construction.
R. C. A. develops electronic propulsion 
system.

THE MAN BORN BLIND



Today, in studying our Scriptures,
we endeavor to learn from the story
of the man born blind the dangers
of spiritual blindness; and to discover, 
if we can, how we can receive 
spiritual insights toward the
end of living a Christian life.
In studying John's account of the
blind man to whom sight was restored, 
we are studying not only a
miracle, but a conversion. We see,
also, that Jesus himself initiated
this conversion . . . and led the
man from the darkness of ignorance 
into the light of truth and belief. 

In biblical days most Jews believed 
that sickness and suffering
were the end results of sin—either
the sins of the individual, or the
sins of his forefathers visited upon
the children. In their eyes, affliction 
was concrete and tangible evidence 
of wrongdoing. So deeply, indeed, 
imbedded in Jewish thought
was the ancient concept of exact
rewards and punishments, that
even Jesus' own disciples could not
shake themselves entirely free of

it. And the blind man himself, was
of this persuasion.
Therefore, when Jesus, in answer
to a question from his disciples, replied: 
"It was not that this man
sinned, or his parents, but that the
works of God might be made manifest 
in him" (9:3)—one can see the
first step in the reclamation of a
soul take place; what a weight must
have been lifted from the heart of
the blind beggar!
Basically, therefore, Jesus' healing 
of the blind man did not begin
with the restoration of his sight;
it began with release of his mind
from rank superstition. Is it any
wonder, therefore, that the afflicted 
man gladly obeyed the Master's
command to wash in the pool of
Siloam?
And, in addressing his disciples as
John has recorded it, Jesus was
warning his followers against an
uncharitable curiousity concerning
another's misfortune. Jesus was
demonstrating that whatever has
caused a person's adversity is not
nearly so important as our obligation 
to help him overcome it. Jesus
saw a need, and responded to that
need; as his followers we are charged 
to do no less.
The reactions to this miracle were
wide and varied; the story exposes
the spiritual blindness of the Pharisees 
when they stubbornly refused
to see the light; It exposes the
cowardice of the man's parents; it
reveals the courage of the man
himself; and, above all, it exhibits
for all to see, who are willing to
see and accept, the concern of
Jesus.
Perhaps we would do well to
examine ourselves for signs of
spiritual blindness, in the light of
these varied reactions.
Do we, like the man's parents,
side-step commitment when faced
with the necessity of a decision
that might bring unpleasant repercussion? 
Or do we have the innate 
honesty and courage to state
our views, openly and publicity,
even though, those views might be
unpopluar?
Are we, like the Pharisees, wilfully 
blind? Do we, in the face of
defeat, resort to threats?
From the story of Jesus and the
blind man we can learn many
things. From Jesus' action; we learn
compassion. From the blind man's
response to Jesus we can learn the
dedication of a life. The beggar was
not a knowledgeable or educated
person; he did not even pretend to
a knowledge he did not possess.
But the knowledge that he did
have, he was not afraid to impart
to all who would listen.
Let us, therefore, pray for our
minds and our hearts to be opened
to the guiding light of the Holy
Spirit, and for the courage and
dedication to do our share in
spreading His teachings abroad, letting 
His light shine on the souls
of men groping in that spiritual
darkness which is worse than any
physical darkness conceived in the
world of men.
(These comments are based on
outlines of the International Sunday 
School Lessons, copyrighted by
the International Council of Religious 
Education, and used by permission). 

Florida strike halted Cape Kennedy 
construction.
R. C. A. develops electronic propulsion 
system.

LESSON TEXT: John 9.



Today, in studying our Scriptures,
we endeavor to learn from the story
of the man born blind the dangers
of spiritual blindness; and to discover, 
if we can, how we can receive 
spiritual insights toward the
end of living a Christian life.
In studying John's account of the
blind man to whom sight was restored, 
we are studying not only a
miracle, but a conversion. We see,
also, that Jesus himself initiated
this conversion . . . and led the
man from the darkness of ignorance 
into the light of truth and belief. 

In biblical days most Jews believed 
that sickness and suffering
were the end results of sin—either
the sins of the individual, or the
sins of his forefathers visited upon
the children. In their eyes, affliction 
was concrete and tangible evidence 
of wrongdoing. So deeply, indeed, 
imbedded in Jewish thought
was the ancient concept of exact
rewards and punishments, that
even Jesus' own disciples could not
shake themselves entirely free of

it. And the blind man himself, was
of this persuasion.
Therefore, when Jesus, in answer
to a question from his disciples, replied: 
"It was not that this man
sinned, or his parents, but that the
works of God might be made manifest 
in him" (9:3)—one can see the
first step in the reclamation of a
soul take place; what a weight must
have been lifted from the heart of
the blind beggar!
Basically, therefore, Jesus' healing 
of the blind man did not begin
with the restoration of his sight;
it began with release of his mind
from rank superstition. Is it any
wonder, therefore, that the afflicted 
man gladly obeyed the Master's
command to wash in the pool of
Siloam?
And, in addressing his disciples as
John has recorded it, Jesus was
warning his followers against an
uncharitable curiousity concerning
another's misfortune. Jesus was
demonstrating that whatever has
caused a person's adversity is not
nearly so important as our obligation 
to help him overcome it. Jesus
saw a need, and responded to that
need; as his followers we are charged 
to do no less.
The reactions to this miracle were
wide and varied; the story exposes
the spiritual blindness of the Pharisees 
when they stubbornly refused
to see the light; It exposes the
cowardice of the man's parents; it
reveals the courage of the man
himself; and, above all, it exhibits
for all to see, who are willing to
see and accept, the concern of
Jesus.
Perhaps we would do well to
examine ourselves for signs of
spiritual blindness, in the light of
these varied reactions.
Do we, like the man's parents,
side-step commitment when faced
with the necessity of a decision
that might bring unpleasant repercussion? 
Or do we have the innate 
honesty and courage to state
our views, openly and publicity,
even though, those views might be
unpopluar?
Are we, like the Pharisees, wilfully 
blind? Do we, in the face of
defeat, resort to threats?
From the story of Jesus and the
blind man we can learn many
things. From Jesus' action; we learn
compassion. From the blind man's
response to Jesus we can learn the
dedication of a life. The beggar was
not a knowledgeable or educated
person; he did not even pretend to
a knowledge he did not possess.
But the knowledge that he did
have, he was not afraid to impart
to all who would listen.
Let us, therefore, pray for our
minds and our hearts to be opened
to the guiding light of the Holy
Spirit, and for the courage and
dedication to do our share in
spreading His teachings abroad, letting 
His light shine on the souls
of men groping in that spiritual
darkness which is worse than any
physical darkness conceived in the
world of men.
(These comments are based on
outlines of the International Sunday 
School Lessons, copyrighted by
the International Council of Religious 
Education, and used by permission). 

Florida strike halted Cape Kennedy 
construction.
R. C. A. develops electronic propulsion 
system.

LEAVES URBAN LEAGUE;
FORMS MANAGEMENT CON-
SULTING SERVICE —
Skills acquired 
in years of experience in
vocational counselling, negotiation
with business, industry and labor
unions as a member of an Urban
League staff are now being used to
good advantage in private business
by Ashby U, Gaskins, former Minneapolis 
urban League staff member. 

Mr. Gaskins recently opened offices 
at 100 WCCO Bldg., in Minneapolis 
as a management consultant. 
He will specialize in human
and race relations in industry.

Open Church To All,
Methodist Unit Asks
A broad
change in church policy on race relations 
was called for here last
week during a meeting of a national
board of the Methodist Church,
which also asked that the right of
minorities to stage peaceful demonstrations 
be affirmed.
The recommended changes in
policy were approved in a resolution 
passed by the National Board
of Christian Social Concerns. The
resolution will be presented to the
general conference when it meets
in Pittsburgh in April.
The board said it would ask the
legislative body of the Methodist
Church to affirm the right of "minorities 
who are oppressed . . . to
protest ... and to agitate for redress 
of grievances, provided this is
done in an orderly way."
The board stated that acts of protest 
should not be conducted until
after all regular recourse has failed,
and when they are begun, the goals
must be clearly identifiable and
justifiable.
The board stated further, that
for the Christian, the state cannot
be the last court of appeal, nor can
the government be the source of
the highest law.
"The resort to orderly, responsible, 
non-violent acts of protest by
those engaged in the struggle for
racial justice represents an appeal
to a higher law,' the resolution read.
The 1,500-word resolution said the
changes in race relations policy
should be based on the statement
that "the aim of the Methodist
Church is nothing less than an inclusive 
church in an inclusive society." 

The board recommended that all
pastors and church officials keep
local church services, activities, and
local church membership open to
all races with equal opportunities
for all persons to take part.
The church board also went to
record as backing desegregated
public accommodations. It recommended 
the Methodist "social
creed" be revised to contain a statement 
to the effect that "the right
to have, access to public accommodations 
offered or to attend a
church should be guaranteed to all
regardless of race."
The general conference also will
be asked to change its policy to
provide that influence be used to
change "community patterns of rejection 
... in such public facilities
as restaurants, hotels, motels, hospitals 
and recreational areas."
The resolution contained a passage 
stating that Methodists should
always address persons of other
racial groups with titles of courtesy
and respect and should "abhor" the
perpetuation of "stereotypes of
minority groups."

Christian Social
Concerns Board
Passes Resolution
A broad
change in church policy on race relations 
was called for here last
week during a meeting of a national
board of the Methodist Church,
which also asked that the right of
minorities to stage peaceful demonstrations 
be affirmed.
The recommended changes in
policy were approved in a resolution 
passed by the National Board
of Christian Social Concerns. The
resolution will be presented to the
general conference when it meets
in Pittsburgh in April.
The board said it would ask the
legislative body of the Methodist
Church to affirm the right of "minorities 
who are oppressed . . . to
protest ... and to agitate for redress 
of grievances, provided this is
done in an orderly way."
The board stated that acts of protest 
should not be conducted until
after all regular recourse has failed,
and when they are begun, the goals
must be clearly identifiable and
justifiable.
The board stated further, that
for the Christian, the state cannot
be the last court of appeal, nor can
the government be the source of
the highest law.
"The resort to orderly, responsible, 
non-violent acts of protest by
those engaged in the struggle for
racial justice represents an appeal
to a higher law,' the resolution read.
The 1,500-word resolution said the
changes in race relations policy
should be based on the statement
that "the aim of the Methodist
Church is nothing less than an inclusive 
church in an inclusive society." 

The board recommended that all
pastors and church officials keep
local church services, activities, and
local church membership open to
all races with equal opportunities
for all persons to take part.
The church board also went to
record as backing desegregated
public accommodations. It recommended 
the Methodist "social
creed" be revised to contain a statement 
to the effect that "the right
to have, access to public accommodations 
offered or to attend a
church should be guaranteed to all
regardless of race."
The general conference also will
be asked to change its policy to
provide that influence be used to
change "community patterns of rejection 
... in such public facilities
as restaurants, hotels, motels, hospitals 
and recreational areas."
The resolution contained a passage 
stating that Methodists should
always address persons of other
racial groups with titles of courtesy
and respect and should "abhor" the
perpetuation of "stereotypes of
minority groups."

SPEAKS ON PROTEST
A broad
change in church policy on race relations 
was called for here last
week during a meeting of a national
board of the Methodist Church,
which also asked that the right of
minorities to stage peaceful demonstrations 
be affirmed.
The recommended changes in
policy were approved in a resolution 
passed by the National Board
of Christian Social Concerns. The
resolution will be presented to the
general conference when it meets
in Pittsburgh in April.
The board said it would ask the
legislative body of the Methodist
Church to affirm the right of "minorities 
who are oppressed . . . to
protest ... and to agitate for redress 
of grievances, provided this is
done in an orderly way."
The board stated that acts of protest 
should not be conducted until
after all regular recourse has failed,
and when they are begun, the goals
must be clearly identifiable and
justifiable.
The board stated further, that
for the Christian, the state cannot
be the last court of appeal, nor can
the government be the source of
the highest law.
"The resort to orderly, responsible, 
non-violent acts of protest by
those engaged in the struggle for
racial justice represents an appeal
to a higher law,' the resolution read.
The 1,500-word resolution said the
changes in race relations policy
should be based on the statement
that "the aim of the Methodist
Church is nothing less than an inclusive 
church in an inclusive society." 

The board recommended that all
pastors and church officials keep
local church services, activities, and
local church membership open to
all races with equal opportunities
for all persons to take part.
The church board also went to
record as backing desegregated
public accommodations. It recommended 
the Methodist "social
creed" be revised to contain a statement 
to the effect that "the right
to have, access to public accommodations 
offered or to attend a
church should be guaranteed to all
regardless of race."
The general conference also will
be asked to change its policy to
provide that influence be used to
change "community patterns of rejection 
... in such public facilities
as restaurants, hotels, motels, hospitals 
and recreational areas."
The resolution contained a passage 
stating that Methodists should
always address persons of other
racial groups with titles of courtesy
and respect and should "abhor" the
perpetuation of "stereotypes of
minority groups."

OPEN TO ALL
A broad
change in church policy on race relations 
was called for here last
week during a meeting of a national
board of the Methodist Church,
which also asked that the right of
minorities to stage peaceful demonstrations 
be affirmed.
The recommended changes in
policy were approved in a resolution 
passed by the National Board
of Christian Social Concerns. The
resolution will be presented to the
general conference when it meets
in Pittsburgh in April.
The board said it would ask the
legislative body of the Methodist
Church to affirm the right of "minorities 
who are oppressed . . . to
protest ... and to agitate for redress 
of grievances, provided this is
done in an orderly way."
The board stated that acts of protest 
should not be conducted until
after all regular recourse has failed,
and when they are begun, the goals
must be clearly identifiable and
justifiable.
The board stated further, that
for the Christian, the state cannot
be the last court of appeal, nor can
the government be the source of
the highest law.
"The resort to orderly, responsible, 
non-violent acts of protest by
those engaged in the struggle for
racial justice represents an appeal
to a higher law,' the resolution read.
The 1,500-word resolution said the
changes in race relations policy
should be based on the statement
that "the aim of the Methodist
Church is nothing less than an inclusive 
church in an inclusive society." 

The board recommended that all
pastors and church officials keep
local church services, activities, and
local church membership open to
all races with equal opportunities
for all persons to take part.
The church board also went to
record as backing desegregated
public accommodations. It recommended 
the Methodist "social
creed" be revised to contain a statement 
to the effect that "the right
to have, access to public accommodations 
offered or to attend a
church should be guaranteed to all
regardless of race."
The general conference also will
be asked to change its policy to
provide that influence be used to
change "community patterns of rejection 
... in such public facilities
as restaurants, hotels, motels, hospitals 
and recreational areas."
The resolution contained a passage 
stating that Methodists should
always address persons of other
racial groups with titles of courtesy
and respect and should "abhor" the
perpetuation of "stereotypes of
minority groups."

Senator Smith To
Keynote GOP Women
Senator Margaret Chase Smith of
Maine will be the Keynote Speaker
at the opening session of the
Twelfth Annual Republican Women's 
Conference on Thursday,
April 9th, at the Sheraton. Park
Hotel in Washington, D. C., Mrs.
Elly M. Peterson, Assistant Chairman, 
Republican National Committee, 
announced today.
Senator Smith is the first woman 
ever to seek the Presidential
nomination of a major Party. She
announced her candidacy on January 
27 in a suspense - packed
speech before the Women's National 
Press Club in Washington, D. C.
The only woman to win three
terms in the United States Senate, 
each time by a wider margin
of victory, Senator Smith holds the
all time record for consecutive roll
call voting, now standing at well
over 1,600. In her role as Keynoter
of the Republican Women's Conference, 
the Senator runs no risk
of breaking this perfect record of
attendance.
Mrs. Peterson who as Director of
Women's Activities of the Republican 
Party is responsible for the Annual 
Conference, expects between
three and four thousand Republican 
women from all 50 states, the
District of Culombia, Puerto Rico,
and the Virgin Islands, to attend
this year. "Every interested woman
will be welcome," Mrs. Peterson
emphasized, "Republicans, Independents 
and disenchanted Democrats.
They will hear Republican leaders
in the Congress, Major Republican
candidates, Republican Governors,
attend a star - studded GO Party
Jubilee, and learn from staff members 
of the Republican National
Committee and from  other
how best to organize in their own
areas for Republican victory in November. 

The dates of this year's Conferencc, 
April 8-11, coincide with the
famous Cherry Blossom Festival,
and arrangements have been made
for a tour on April 8 for those attending 
who may wish to see
"Washington dressed in pink."
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DARTMOUTH "HOOT" —
The Phoenix Singers gather at Dartmouth
College for a "Hootenanny" on the air Saturday, March 21 (ABCTV, 
7:30-8:30 p.m., EST).

Union County's First Negro
Judge To Get Reappointment
Union County's, first Negro Judge
W. Fillmore Wood, currently filling
an unexpired term which runs out
April 1, will be reappointed to a
five-year term by Governor Richard
J. Hughes, it was recently learned.
It is also expected that he will be
confirmed when the State Senate
reconvenes March 9, following a
move for immediate confirmation
by State Sen. Nelson Stamler
(R. Union).
Wood was appointed to the judgeship 
post which pays $22,000 a year
by Gov. Robert Meyner to fill the
position left vacant by the elevation
of Judge. Milton Feller to the Superior 
Court in 1961.
A graduate of Planfield High
School, he attended both Columbia
University and Columbia University
Law School, and is admitted to
both the New York and New Jersey
bars.
A prosecuting attorney for 20
years for the State Alcoholic Beverage 
Control Board, he is an Air
Force WW II veteran and was assigned 
to the classification division
during the war in Jefferson, Mo.
Judge Wood who became the
highest ranking Negro in the State
Judicial system at the time of his
appointment in 1961, is 50 years of
age, resides at 1342 E. Front St.,
Plainfield, married and is the
father of two children.

Concert Singer Spencer
Killed in La. Jet Crash
The crash of the Eastern Air Lines
DC-8 jet plane into nearby Lake
Pontchartrain, shortly after taking
off from New Orleans Airport last
week, brought to a sudden and dramatic 
end the career, of one of
America's outstanding conceit
stars.
He was internationally famous
basso singer, Kenneth Lee Spencer,
51, who had lived in Europe for the
past 14 years, but was returning
from Mexico City, after an appearance 
on television there. He was one

of 58 persons killed In the crash.
Spencer, who started his concert
in a debut with the Rochester Civic
Orchestra in 1934, is best remembered 
for his movie roles in "Cabin
In the Sky" and "Bataan", and the
musical, "Showboat," on Broadway.
He also appeared in the French
movie, "The Joyous Pilgrims' in
1951.
Also among those killed was
French United Nations delegate,
Mrs. Pierre Lefaucheux, who served
on the Human Relations Commission, 
the UN civil rights, watchdog
group.

PREPARE FOR POPE'S VISIT—
Workmen start to put up papal and
Jordanian flags in preparation for Pope Paul VI's arrival in
Amman. Jordan. The Pontiff's historical visit will last for
three days. It will end a period of 150 years in which papal
travel has been restricted to Italy and it will marks the first
time in which a Pope has traveled by air from Vatican City.