San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1957 Page: 1 of 8

                                
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rrocreia Without Btruggle
"If tlK'it' ID >■ lutts'i-', tlierr is
Mo pfoitiVSH Tlm.se who pinfcsH t«
f«vtir fimlom. mid yet (lt'|irwi t«
notation nre mi'n wlio want oropt
without ploughing up the ground.
. . . Power cnnooHp* nothing without
a demand. It never did and never
will." —Frederiek Douglas*
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'llncle Tom' Alcorn
Professor Arrested
In Church Row
Anti-NAACP Negro,
Fired for Cash Misuse,
Breaks tack on Church
Hv the Associated Negro Press
llAZICUUKST, Minn—Prof. CIeu-
Hon Ring. tl'«' history tcnclier whose
art Idea criticising the NAACP touched
off a student boycott thnt threatened
to close Alcorn A and M collet', was
arrested, lust week, when he broke the
lock from the church where he had
pastured until ousted recently.
The controversial professor was ex-
fulled as pastor of Wesley Chapel
AMK church here on charges of misuse
of money. He was ousted by the pre-
siding elder of the district, J. I). Wilt-
bias of Itrookhaven, whom King
•Crust d of wnntintr to Install bin
Ir-cthcr, the Rev. Alston Wntkins, iih
pastor.
King said he had gone to the church
to attend the monthly board meeting,
but found the lock on the church door.
l?e said members of ti e conrrcntion
threatened hi in with arrest if he re-
moved it. He removed it and wan
arrested a short time Inter.
St'll determined, however. Kinjr said
l e plans to preach in the church re-
gndles* of the eonscipieiiccs.
lie dispatched a letter to Itlshop
II. It. Wright. Jr., in Nev Orleans
stating that the ltev. Wntkins "had
s'linmarily dismissed me from my pas-
locate at the IIa:er«ur t church with-
out legal grounds." He appealed to
th" b'shop to set aside tlie cxnulsiou
red allow him to continue In the pas-
torate.
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MRS. CHRISTINE JOHNSON
•IKK TO AKRICA—Mm. ChrlHtmr
.lohnsoii. a Chicago school teacher,
took off recently on a three-week trip
td Africa as part of the Council on
Student Travel jonlt cooperative pro-
gram to West Africa. She will make
stops in Nigeria, Ibadan, Ife, Benin
City, Port Xlarcourt and numerous oth-
er African cities and villages. I'pon
her return to the states she will lec-
ture and show movies of the tour.
—Associated Negro Press photo
Theatre Owner
.Says He'll Shoot
Robes Off Kluxers
Hv ine Associated Ne*rr Press
Oft AY, (in. Inscribing Ku Klux
l.ln:itueii as robed coward* who ku
uh it| threatening |iro:ile. a white the-
at.-e4>W;)cr here last week declared be
v.t.ulil "shoot the ro!ie> off" any klana*
ri ii who tried to "take over" bis the-
«: • or interfered with his activities.
lie warning was iss.ied by James
I';:-kcoi . who said a man approached
I'm during intc.-mis Ion time at the
s" ov last Tiiunrl.iy night, b'mwwI him
v at I tn Ik com brllcved v.ere kino ere-
tirls, and warned that the kl.<n
wood visit the theatre if be con tin-
re ; t'> permit Negroes to sit ill t!:e
b.*' o iy.
A simllir threat was made to a
r.h te concession-stand o era tor who
r*r* tnW hv an nidentifieil caller that
•*;t — erl 1 h a good idea" ii* he stopped
m Mn- •' ,'e tVafec.
" I'cv,,. meanwhile, sa!il he was
i! *rmlned to deal v. it* the Hin in his
own way. ITe refr—efl to them as a
(See OWNER. Par.e 7.)
'Miwi WliiteCouple
F^ved from Death
Ev Two Negroes
M\ the * s elnle#1 Negro Press
CHARLESTON. Mia*. _ A white
couple. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson,
nre alive todnv after barely escaping
death last week, thanks to the efforts
of two Negro brothers here who pulled
the;n from their wrecked automobile.
Knocked unconscious when their ear
punctured a tire and careened over s
brid-e falling into five feet of water,
little hope ef their survival seemed
likely as Johnson regained conscious-
ness and began blowing the car horn
for help. Their heads were just bare*-
ly above water when Mose Itoherson
and his brother, driving by. spotted
the couple trapped in the wrecked ear.
The two men Immediately went to J
fie rescue, freeing the pair from the
wreckage without regard to their own
aafety.
Funeral Rites
Held Monday for
Mrs. M. H. Daniels
Funeral services were held Mon-
day, July 15, from St. Paul Method-
ist church, for Mrs. Maggie Howard
Daniel", lifelong resident of Sun
Antonio, who died at her home, UK').'I
Wvoiuing street, Tuesday morning,
July 0.
Mrs. Daniels was the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Strothcr Bum-
hrey. pioneer citixeis of the com-
munity. She attended public school* of
the city and graduated from the then
Riverside school.
She was married to the late Frank
Howard and to the union five chil-
dren were bom, four of whom preced-
ed her in death. They were her four
sons. Emmett. Eugene, Frank and
Strothcr Howard.
I*ater ahe was married to Gilbert
Hanieiti. also deceased.
Mrs. Daniels joined St. Paul Meth-
odist church in her early girlho<Kl and
was au active member until h r health
failed. She was also identified with
set era I civic organisations.
Survivors are her daughter. Mrs.
Ircue Miles; son-in-law, J. J. Miles,
Sr.: flster, Mrs. Franklena Fitxgerahl;
brother, Jess M. Bnmbrey. I*os An-
geles, California; granddaughter. Mrs.
Thelina Hrawiey, Detroit, Michigan:
rramlson, John Miles, Jr.. Austin;
three great grandchildren and a num-
ber of nieces and nephews.
NAACP Mourns
Death of Mrs.
Lulu B, White
* (Special to San Antonio Register)
NEW YORK—The National Associ-
ation for the Advancement of Colored
People has etpressed "it* profound sor-
row over the loss of Mrs. Lulu TV
White, whose death is felt not only
In the state of Texas but elsewhere
throughout the ranks of the association
where she was loved and respected by
all who knew her."
Mrs. White, a longtime NAACP
leader In Texas, died at l er home In
Houston on Julv Her funeral was
arranged for July 12 For 20 years,
she was active in NAACP work hav-
ing served as executive secretary of
the Houston branch and as director
of branches for the Texas state eon
ference of NAACP branches.
Representing the NAACP national
office at the funeral was Mrs. Daisy
Lampkin, former field secretary and
now a member of t' e board of direc-
tors: Tburgood Marshall, special coun-
sel: and (iloster B. Current, director
of branches.
Mrsr White, an NAACP resolution
asserts, "by her foresight, courage, in-
(See DEATH, Page 7.)
Report Reveals Tw o Pastors,
Editor Aid 'Sippi J. Crow Body
By the Associated Negro Press
JACKSON, Miss.—Negroes in Mississippi are wondering if cer-
tain of their leaders are not selling them out to forces op-
posing integration within the state.
This nneasy speculation resulted from a recent disclosure
that three Negroes—two ministers and the editor of the local
weekly newspaper—had received a total of $1,746.91 for assist-
ance iriven the powerful state sovereignty commission, which
  4^ itnLi'imi n cilia « litit- riv/tllu \lnunn tt( .tnnl'viin •
was set np two years ago to preserve
segregation.
After two years' operation, the com-
mission has spent about $50,000 of the
$2^0,000 appropriated by the legisla-
ture to carry out its Jun Crow pro-
iram, despite the gronp'a vast investi-
gative authority.
As important as that Is to Negroes,
• much more Important point is the
mystery snriounding payments to some
well-known Negroes by the commission,
mostly through "blind" checks made
out to Gov. J. P. Coleman.
Three "Cot Money"
Though the warrants for the expen-
diture do not identify recipients by
race, r.t least three of them nre Known.
ibtj are Bev. II. II. Hume of lireeu-
ville; Kev. Otelle Mason of Jackson ;
and Percy (Jreen, editor of the Jack-
son Advocate.
Receipts held by the committee show
that Rev. Hume, identified also as a
newspaperman, was paid $200.7(1 last
August, and $175 last March for In-
vestigations. He also drew $150 last
February for travel purposes. Ac-
cording to Gov. Coleman, Rev. Hume
is "a Negro preacher . . . who has
taken a public stand for segregation."
For "Advertising *nd Investigations"
Rev. Mason revived $41)0.15 in
February for "advertising," and also
drew $50 warrants In* July and Aug
iSee UEPOIIT fr** 7.1
S.A. Womaa Held in Knife Death of Mate
April Injury
Causes Death
Of Royal Lott
Funeral services were held Saturday
morning, July 13, from West Kud
Haptist church, Rev. J. A. Kemple of-
ficiating, for Roy ii I I^ott, 00. Ill.'tO
West Poplar street, who died July N.
at Santa Rosa hospital where he ha
been confined since June 0.
Lott underwent surgery on June 10.
his second operation for a fractured
hip suffered on April 10, when he fell
nt his home.
Following his first operation on
April 2>'l, Lott was released to his
home on May 18, apparently recover-
ing satisfactorily Three weeks later,
however, complications developed, and
lie was again hospitalized. He lived
oulv a mouth.
Survivors include his widow. Mrs.
E. It. Lott; daughter. Mrs. S. S Slief-
fer, Chicago, III.; brother, Arthur
lott, Victoria, Texas: si-ters. Mes-
damis Muyola T.'erry, Goliad, Texas,
Itelle Washington and Earl Todd, Fan-
nin. Texas: sister-ill-law. Mrs. (!. P.
H. Miller. Los Angeles, Cal., and many
ot'ier relatives.
Interment was made in Citv ceme-
tery, No. .'I, Lewis Funeral home in
charge.
Fender Benders
Bang Out Same
Old Sons
The fender bending and trunk-
ctlimpllng army b:ittged out the same
song, s more ex| ensive verse, during
t'-e last weekly "wreck period," as 52
accidents involved 04 vehicles, damages
being $6580. with damages for 10
vehicles not being immediately ascer-
tained or reported, or with their es-
caping damagts.
Police said four drivers had no o| -
erator's license, five were drunk or
had been drinking.
Three persons, • all children, were
injured.
Police reports indicate Hennery I).
Spears, 14. Harwood. Texas, exceeded
a safe speed, did not grant the right of
way, and backed into an intersection,
Tuesday, July 1), when the vehicle he
was operating collided with a truck
driven by Domingo Machado. 5)01
West Lubbock, at Seguin and Edgar.
Spears, who had no operator's li-
cense, sustained $150 damages; the
truck was not damaged.
I> th motorist* failed to keep prop-
er lookout, according to jMdice re|M>rts.
iu a collision involving Arthur Clyde
Evaus, 21. 402 West Mariposa, and
Mrs. Ilerdle Johnson Luster. 30. 1420
S'icrmun. Wednesday. In the 1300
block jof San Pedro, their sustaining
respective damages of $.'100 and $100.
When Miss Shirley Curette, 20.
032 Lomhrano, was m the wrong side
of the street, made an Improper turn,
and failed to keep proper lookout, po-
lice report, she was in collision with
Antonio (iomez. 2S, 005 Chihuahua.
Wednesday, at the intersection of Trin-
ity and Poplar, doing $50 damage to
(iomez's machine, nom to her own.
Miss Curette had no operator's license.
Respective damages of $300. $110.
and $110 were sustained by Jesse
Cook, 20. 618 Curtis; Mrs. Orene F.
Port is, 28, 1506 Gorman, and Joseph
E. Gutxwiller, 25. 4013 Croyden,
Wednesday, iu a collision in the WO
block of Highway 00, west. Gutx-
willer, stopped in traffic to make a left
turn, was struck by Cook, driving a
1057 sedan, who, in turn, was hit by
Mrs. Portia.
Cook, police report, exceeded the
stated speed limit, and Mrs. Portis fol-
lowed too closely.
Clarence E. Christopher. 55, 2315
East Croc' ett, sustained $55 damages,
Wednesday, when his vehicle was re-
portedly struck by Mrs. Annie Kerr
Hawking, 38, 1002 Virginia, who de-
nied hitting Christopher's machine.
According to police reports, Jiinmie
Dom, 017 South Walters, did not
••rant the right of way and turned from
the wrong lane, Thursday, when he col-
lided with Mrs. Paula Vargas. 26,
143 Lillita court, ft the intersection
of Santa Rosa and Rueua Vista. Dam-
(See SAME. Page «.)
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Mother's Head Cut,
Son's Wrist
Broken in Row
A 65-year-old woman was treated
for head injuries, and her 44-year-old
son for a fractured wrist, Tuesday,
Julv 16, following u disturbance at
a Crockett street address.
Mrs. Mattle Smith, 05, 620 East
Crockett, complained to police thnt
her son. Jesse liowens, had struck her
on the head with his fist, cutting her.
Patrolman D. Garrison reported that
Howcns had what appeared to be a
broken wrist. Bo wens. Garrison said,
■trted that he had 'alien down.
Four stitches were taken in Mrs.
Smith's scalp at Robert B. Green hos-
ital, and Bowcns was treated for a
'iroken left wrist.
P.owens waa for aggravated I
• assault.
Man ShootsWife at Lcve Nest
Located by Private Detective
iN irate husband, who had suspected, his wife of infidelity,
'* and had her trailed by a private detective, cornered her at a
Blaine strept. randesvous, Sunr'ay morning, and emptied a .33
calibre revolver at her. Just minutes before, her lover had left
the house to go to the store.
* Two of the six bullets hit her in the nnper left arm. One
inflicted only a f'esh wound. The other bul'ct was not imrrc
diatejy reiaovcdr.H^-
Of the four other bullets, two slugs
were found in Ihc ceiling of a beck
room, and two -*erc bslg. J in t?.c
wall of the room.
Wounded was Mrs. Ruby Lee Taj-
lor. 08, 415 Went Ornyson street.
■ Churles Taylor, 40, of the Grayson
street address, surrendered at the coun-
ty jail, shortly before noon, • a few
minutes after the s'tooting. He was
honked for assault to murder.
The shooting occur red at 01!) Illniiic
street. Police reported that all three
bedrooms. 4lie kitchen, and living room,
were splattered with blo-wl.
Taylor told police that he was sus-
picions of his wife, knew that s':e
was haying affairs with other men.
and hired a private investigator to
trail her, ami keep her under surveil-
lance,
Tl/e private eye reported that he
had follows! Airs. Taylor to I he
Hlaiue street addr< ss on several occa-
. .Marvin Dcmmn, 51. a roomer at the
Blaine street residenc", owned by
Mrs. l/ovey Miller told pol:ce that
he had been liavint: ail affair with
Mrs. Taylor M|
to!wr. and that I..- Knew t' at she was
married.
Densonls.i l that Mrs. Taylor came
tc the hot*' ibout I o'cloek, 8ttmlai
morning, ami w.-nt to bed. He was al-
ready in bed Hp,m.se about 10:30 to
go to the I.-, In Raid, with Mrs.
Taylor remaiuiii  at the house.
Taylor went t. the P.lainc street
house about 11 v:!ille the other |
man waulat tie- «tore. Taylor found
t!:e front'do ,; , n, j.mi walked in.
looking for h< wife. He found her,
clad only In In., in the hnthsoom.
She ra^ with 'I .e.hn following. He
cornered tier in the lank bedroom,
where he started shooting at her.
When ©ei ii returned. Taylor had I
left. Denson fi>mni Mrs. Taylor bleed-
ing frowrth* iilh-t wounds and called '
police. She u; > .
Green li<* l it;il.
A plcl£ujl nr.
Taylor, bnt. with
the ShooHng. h.-
the county'jail.
arried to Robert B. |
er was placed for I
u riinutes following
had surrendered at '
Rites Held for Moiliar of S x,
Killed in Crash Nfar Lulin^
pUHERAL services were held Thursday, July 11, in Austin,
* with interment jLn St. John colony, for Mrs. Celester Miller.
33, 1006 Centre, killed, as she sleet, in a July 4 highway acci-
dent jut ouUid* the Luling city limits. She was the mother of
«ix children ranging in age from two U> foprteen years.
Carl Miller, also 33, Mrs. and driw of
the automobile, suffered multiple lacerat%fc« ■ but
escaiM^I serious injury. i Debra Xnu, K. rece)?M a rnfnor head
Four of the cftu|ffe's s|* children were
aluo lutosengers h > ilia* car. Two re-
ceived superficial Injuries, two were
more seriously hurt.
Mrs. MiUi'f, asleep in the machine,
sufferer multiple fractures—her back,
legs, and possibly neck, were broken.
She died iu her sleep, never knowing
what had happened.
Four-year-old Praton Miller suffered
a broken right leg aud nine stitc';es
were required to close a head wound.
Mary Ktht'l, II, received a broken
left leg. Six stitches were taken in
her. head.
injury, ami two-yeap-cld Bruce Karl
chcatied with only a few Scratches
The accident incurred just outside
the city limits of Luling, as the Millers
were en route to San Antonio.
Miller anid In- .«w a car approaching
him ou his side of the road. As he
swerved to.the left, the ether car also
went to the left. Then Miller swerved
to t'i<*' rijdit side.
Ironically, tie other car also cut
far to the'richt. Miller told Register,
then cut hn«'k to 'be left, crashing in-
Nothing Can be
Done About
Lawbreaker, 9
Hfc was taken into custody,
Sunday, after stealing and
wrcliing au automobile. Tuesday,
li:  was in the toils of Ihe law,
again, for stealing a bicycle.
In the list seven mouths, lie
has been "arrested" more than a
dozen tiiufs. for liouse-prowliiiK.
bicycle tiiefts. and twice lor steal-
ing cars.
lie runs away from home at
baft once a nrinth, usually is
not seen there again until he is
taken into custod> for same new
thievery, lie steals, is arrested,
is released.
Nothing i an lie done shout him.
He cannot he Incarcerated. The
ptale of Texas lias made no provi-
sions for lawbreakers his ace.
They have to be at least til years
old before the law steps in.
lie is only nine, lie tips Ihe
scales at nutyhc .VI pounds, is no
more than four feet tall.
Sunday, for example, he slob* a
1 convertible owned by Rich-
ard C. Porter, lilt I West Mag-
nolia. which was parked in the
Woodlawn theatre parking lot in
tlie turn) block of Fredcricksburg
road.
\s lie was drivint; south in
the alley in the rear of the the-
atre. he hit a concrete slab—a
stand for garbage cans — and
stopped on two garbage cans.
Daujage to the ear was S"." . Hie
other damages were set at $20.
He was taken into custody, hut.
beccuse lie is too young to lie
conlined. he was released to the
care of his mother, who is sep-
arated from th? boy's fatlrr. The
bo . is. incidentally, an only
rhihl.
Tueiday. he got ou a brand new
bike in (runt of a iho;i and rode
away. The law soon hud him. and
he was soon returned to Ids dls-
traurht mother, who does sll she
can to control fie boy, is very
rpoptrative w^th authorities.
lie Is a 'Master at vanishing
before MeWtvs HI* math+r had
to hcWI fifm hv the band. Tsm-
day. while on the baft, and all the
Lonnie Hicks FataHy
Stabbed Outside
Lyons Street Tavern
\ 36-year-old Peche street woman, sought since the night be
fore in connection with the fatal stabbing of her husband
of 18 months, in the 100 block of Lyons street, appeared at de
tective headquarters, Saturday morning, July 13, and surren-
dered.
The woman, Mrs. Sophronia Hicks. 36, 117 Peche, also told
detectives where she had hidden the murder weapon, a fish
<Rw NOTUfNfl. Pair «.)
knife, which was recovered.
Mrs. Hicks was hooked for murder. I
and jailed
The murder victim. Lonnie llieks, I
.'K). died about 1." minutes after beingl
admitted to Robert H. (irecn bospi- I
tal. He had been stabbed in the left I
chest.
His murder marked the fourth homl-1
cide of the year involving Negroes.
Officer Steve Salas got this story.
Mrs. llieks nml lor sister, Ophelia
Adams, were silting at a table iu the
Club Savoy. 101 Lyons, when llieks
entered, walked to the table and ad-
dressed Mrs. Hicks:
"All right! l^-t's go!"
An argument developed which be-
came so loud that James Owens, .'W.
L!PJ Henry, owner of the club, went
to the couph-. told them he wanted no
trouble in his place, and escorted
IIic!;s to the door.
Moments later, Mrs. llieks walked
out.
A short time later, Kirmus Duncan.
.'Ml. 2111 West Laurel, who worked
with llieks, went outside to act as
pea "Clunker, lie was too late.
He found one Seth Franks holding
Hicks, trying to keep the latter, who
had an ugly wound in the chest, from
falling. lUcks. however, fell to the
I ground, and au ambulance was sum-
) limned, which carried him to Robert It.
tJreen hospital.
Officers investigating the ease pick-
[ ed up Mrs Adams nt "47 Albert walk,
with her, nt (irst. den>ing thnt she
was Mr*. Hicks' sister. Later, bow-
ever, she admitted the relationship.
She said that she had remained in-
side the tavern and had not witnessed
the stabbing of Hicks.
A search waa launched for Mrs.
JVthm. bof officers were unaole to lo-
cate lier. Saturday morning, she sur-
rendered at detective headquarters.
I
(See KITES,
, .1 
•age 7.)
City Janitors
Not to Lose
Their Jobs
Tin
were told that they would not
lose their jobs, as had been pre-
viously Intimated, by the city,
which had said that it was plan-
ning to discharge the cit>'s .11
janitors, and contract for a pri-
vate janitor service.
The city hall force is composed
of 11 men. headed by Kd Applln,
veteran citv cmplavee.
The janitor service contract is
still beln.T considered fo. the |ki-
lie? and corporation court b illd-
Jugs.
However, these janitors will
not lose their jobs, either, as
they will be absorbed into the
working forces at other city
birldings. "
The original uinounccment, of
(See JANITORS. Page 7.)
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Man Critically
Knifed Over
Cud of Coffee
Ed I)i.bbk', 47^ -17(1-11 Frederick
walk, was seriously knifed in the cVst,
•arlv Sunday morning, by a man. Son-
ny Goniales. 'MVi llargas, whom Dibble
had admonished for ordering a cup of
enfft* and hat having money to pay
for it. in a Clark street Inn.
Mrs. Lucille Thomas, 45, 40.ri San
Salvador, said that flonxales came Into,
the place at 011 Clark, and ordered a
cup of coffee. When asked to pay. he
replied that he hac^ no money, and
told Mrs. Thomas to pay for It.
A ft hi* l&int, Nibble told Qonaales
that if he had no money, he should
not have ordered anything.
Ttonzulcs grabbed Dibble by his shirt,
and plunged a knife "nto the lower left
side of hin chest.
Kdker Benson, 110 Poppy street,
was carrying Dibble to the hospital
in Benaon'a car, when he encountered
Patrolman C. E. Rogers and Cadet
M. E. Ranney, In a police car, at
East Commerce and («evers.
OartA- afcibulanee > as sum-
moned, and Dibble was taken to Rob-
ert B. (jreen hospital, where his con-
dition waa iwiribed^as critical.
Probationer Robs
Drus Store in
Daylight Holdup
Herman Sclpio. IS. ItW West Wild-
wood, was arrested Wednesday morn-
ing, and identified as one of two men
who robbed the Professional pharmacy,
OOU West French place, earlier the
same mornin
M. E. wred, manager of the drug
store, said t'nit about 10 minutes after
he opened'the store at I) o'clock, two
men came in from the French street
entrance with one giving him a note
which rend. "This is a holdup."
After nscoi mining that Fred did not
have a gun, hoili robber* came around
the countcr anil took ri.'K .(].">, includ-
ing $17 in checks, which .as in a
bank sack.
The manap r was then shoved into
n rear room, he declared, and forced
to lie on fhc floor. His hands and feet
were trusaed with an • Ictric cord and
antenna win which tlie bandits tore
from a coffer pot i.nd television set.
He was released by a customer who
entered the store a few minutes after
the robbery.
Sclpio la on five year probation for
robbery of s service station, only a
year of which has been served. Ills
partner iu Wednesday's bold daylight
robbery has not been apprehended.
'4—   —
Agency Seeks
Whereabouts of
Texas Woman
Family Intention *tT\iw, .
rl«l Kmice fli'Riil iiid mjriH'y, with
lieadqiiartmi'ln New York City, iamix-
iouB to contact AtijHim1 'ireen or
Davis, on a matt" of nrput
ininrtanw. slip ia .11 .vara old, and
a native TVxiui.
AugrllM (irecn or Awlyn l>avi 
waa bom in Tcxn* In IMLti, i" five feet,
five iiH-haa tall, welciia iMtinils,
haa black hair, brown eyes. She has
worked as a clerk-typis*.
Anyone knowing her whereabouts Is
requested and u.f ed to communicate
with H*  Fnniily Location service, .'11
(8m AGENCY, I'agf « )
Society. Woman's
Lover Who Beat
Ker, Taunted
Hy the Aeftrcluteri Negro Press
LOS ANOKLIOS — "You oughta
known you can't beat up on a high
society gal like you can on a street-
walker," was one of the taunts fellow-
prisoners began hurling at handsome
24-yenr-old Ku* cue Hawkins as he be-
gan his third week in Los Angeles
county .iall, because of inability to
make bail.
He had been brought iu handcuffed
from superior court, after being held
on seven counts of extortion and as-
sault and battery. His victim, and a
witness against him, was plump Mrs.
lletty Howard, wife of the famous eye.
ear, nose aud throat specialist. Dr.
Wayne C. Howard.
According to the testimony given hy
the Howards, widely known socialites,
and parents of two children, the tall
200-pound Hawkins, bearing the un-
derwood nickname of "Big Pimp," had
been the secret lover of the society
woman for over two months, with nu-
merous love nests.
The husband learned of this only
when he discovered she had been the
object of brutal beatings administered
(See LOVER. Page S.)
Wife Drinks Poison
When GI Husband
Ordered Overseas
MRS. Susie K. Sampson. 20.
!0:?0 Paso Hondo street, was
under triatmeut at Brooke Army
hospital. Tuesday, following her
gulping rat poison.
Patrolman Larry Millard re-
ported that Mrs. Sampson became
distraught over <he announcement
that her serviceman husband wai
being sent overseas on a tour of
duty in (iermany.
Survivor of Worst
'Sippi Wreck
Now Recuperating
i<*  h  >*srv'lotert \ei r« Press
OXFORD, Miss.—Tlie lone man
that lived to tell the tale of the worst
and deadliest*automobile accident iu
this state's history, was recuperating
in Oxford hospital here last week.
He is 30-year-old Howard Willing-
ham of Taylor. Miss., the only person
to survive a July 4 car wreck that
killed nine Negroes, some of whom
were riding in a car traveling at an es-
timated 100 miles yer hour.
Willingham told officers at the hos-
pital that he was asleep on the right
side of the rear seat of the car driven
hy his brother nt the time of the crash.
He said when he woke up he saw
the other car burning and "heard the
screams of the victims."
"I still don't know what caused the
wreck" he muttered, "bnt I knew I
bad been In one.**
Nine Negroes burned to death in the
wreck on Highway 16 thnt the fire
department fought for more than three
hours before reaching the victims.
Two cars were Involved in the accl-
dent th.tt tops all other accidents in
this state's history.
American Priest
Pastors 52 Ghana
Churches, Schools
Rv the A: so«-|;ite(l NeiT'O °re 
OSONSON. fthniia—\n American
Negro Catholic priest is caring for ."'J
mission churches and schools—all by
himself—iu this newly independent na-
tion of West Africa.
Divine Word Father Curtis Wash-
ington. 40. hails from Coconnt ( rove.
Fin., and has been working in the mis-
sions of Ohuna since 1!;40.
Ill spite of the many churches and
(Sec PRIEST, Page S.)
11 Negroes. 8 Cops
Injured in ^ild
Detroit Melee
Battle Erupts as Policc
Disperse Soap Bux
Orator's Listeners
Rv the Associated Negrc pre**
DKTHOIT. Mich. — Two street
fights between jw lice and n group r 
Negroes on Detroit's east Hide here
last week, resulted in Injury to 1f .
persons, including eight policemen.
Five of the Neeroes involved in t'e
fighting were hospitalized and the-
eifht cops were treated nt the hosni-
tal for cuts, scratches, abrasions nn<f
bites.
According to renorts, the fighting
first hro\e out w*en pollc received
report* fh* t some 200 or r.***e persons
were blocking n street comer where a
Neirro man was ma' lnsr a sneech on ra-
cial i*«c «s. The polire did not imme-
diate! v Identify the caller, but s*ti«!
that practically all the audiene. wn 
Nerro.
The bead of the detail. PoIic  Sttf.
Mr* Neuendorf, mid he ordered Kli: S
Walker. 20. the s'M-aker. to halt the
oration, wnrnin" thnt no i ermVt Unit
been obtained. Bnt. he w id.
i  nore<l him and lept tnlking f-t.
Neuendorf said he turned to the c-owd
and or'ered them fo disperse. Tliff
didn't .id instead attacked him.
"Someone hit me on the back ot
(See MKLKE. Page «.)
T4W Sions Anti-
Bias Agreement
\ it!i ? rhan Lea<ri;c
A s}«. -<-la'efl N'«4 ro Press
DKTHOIT — A formal agreement
in a further move to eliminate radar
discrimination in employment was di«-
clos-d Thursday h.\ the I'nlted Autim-
mobile Workers and the National !'r~
har. league.
The a rreement. first of its kind in
writing, was announced by Walter P.
Rcuther. CAW nresident. and Theo-
dore W. Khecl of New York, presi-
dent of the National Crhan league*.
Tlie agreement provides a regular ma-
chinery to deal with cases of discrim-
ination in all industries in which tlio1
CAW has collective bargaining agree-
ments hy calling for cooperative ac-
tion by the Crban league and the l*A—
W fair practices department.
According to its terms. Crban loagu >
field secretaries who encounter prob-
lems of alleged discriminatory prac-
tices within the arcs of union rest*.ri-
sibility, whether bj CAW locals or
plant management, will work with the-
CAW fair practices representuthen-
through their regional and national of-
fices. in arriving at satisfactory solu-
tions to such problems.
Commenting on «he significance of
(See AGREEMENT, Page ft)
Negro Heads National Effort
To Stamp Out U. S. Illiteracy
By ALICE DUNNIGAN
Foi the Associated Neitrn Press
1¥/'ASHINGT0N—There arc ten million Americans of adult
W age who are functionally illiterate, that is, who cannot read
or write, and an alarming number of them are Negro.
This fact adds interest to the announcement that Dr. Am-
brose Caliver, who holds the highest post reached in the U. S.
Office of Education, will serve as consultant to the newly form-
ed National Commission on Literacy.
tion and <e  the growing need for per-
sonal adjustment and growth.
3. The commission expects to bring-
together the salient facts about illiter-
ncy, and to interpret and present thci 
dramatically to the nation.
4. It will take the leadership i'b
promoting community action In eradi-
cating the blot of adult illiteracy.
fi. It will promote and encourag#
school nnd community programs de-
signed to prevent the recurrence of the
problem.
(V And It will provide informatios
helpful In the technlcnl assistance pro
gram
Iboe ILLITERACY. Page *
Six-Point Program
A six point progrnm for nction at
the commission's first meeting In
regard to combatting Illiteracy is ss
follows:
1. The rt5-member independent com-
mission plans to help create a national
awareness of the magnitude, serious-
ness, and urgency of the problem of
Illiteracy.
2. It aims to assist in developing an
understanding of the significance and
implications of illiteracy to (a) onr
national security, (b) onr national
economy and prosperity, (c) our so-
cial ami cultural development, (d) the
individual worker in an a* e of rapidly
iucreasini; nu'chanidation and automa*
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