The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, October 01, 1955, Image 1
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VOL. XXX.?NO. 39.
Texas Judge Upl
In Integration A<
DALLAS TLX AS ? (A NT
.Indue William Atwell of the
S District court week ru
that equal facilities were fund
ed holh Nepro and white pupils
the Dallas public' schools and tl
the directum from ih<- I! S Si
re mo Court requireil that the (
ccrs and principals of each
dFn'ti'u, am! ihe lower on
"shall do away with sejjreffat
after workinn out a- pr >; or pla
However, he \.\ >.% 1 tljat
mi;:ii?i inn i s un ociu t;? 1
mean that a long time shall
pirc before tjutt plan is agri
upon." i
.italic At well also stated
P?i t ll
"It may he that the nlan o<
; * templates aetion bythe s tate
giolntnro, It?is not?foi1 this cu
to say, other th: ?T "what has 1h
said hy the Supreme court in tl
decision. ,
"To grant an< injunction (to t
] N A A< 'I' against the HalTus! svh
ollieia's) would he to ignore t
equities that prestjit theniseh
for ^recognition and to determi
Ex-Memher Pent
Denies Coercion
h'AKK CITY, S, (AN1M
< 1 Mrs. Kos.a Hrockington, who sa
v ser son-in-law is secretary of t
Lake City NAACP, last week <
nounced the organization in whi
she claim she was once an acti
memiier.
Mrs. Hrockington issued a p;
lie -st-al-O-mAiit?:il 1 VAAi
policies. She identified William
Hayes as her son-in-law and s<
rotary of the chapter. The stai
ment, addressed to whom it m
concern, said:.
"1 the undersigned wish to pi
licly state that various repoi
which h:ivo fgirreio me stati
that I am a member of the N
ACP are untiue.
"I formerly was a member
that organization but neither I n
any of my children are at presc
i x.* * ? .
niblic Relations
To Assist In Pron
<? ' MSB
TWO ADHfTlT DY PR FIRM
ass'x'hrtf cdilonu|n-f-the St. "Loui
Jin graduate at Tennessee St
the .Moss If. Kepdrix Organizut i
fie t. Mr. Thompson its a triad
Sri. ml of Journalism aj-td a nat
is from .Marshall, Texas. The tv
tin Coca-Cola unit of the puhl;
_ WASI'INOTOX, 1). C. ?"-Otis
Thompson, Jr., former" associi
editor of The Louis-Argus, a
Miss Myrtis WiLiams, 11)55 gn
uatr-irom Tennessee State U
ers:ty, Nashville, have heen e
< ployed hy The Moss H. Kend:
_ Organization,. _AVu.sbingt.Qn. put
relations firm.
According to Moss II. K.endr
herd of the promotions firm, ?
be associated with tho? agctK';
unit which is maintained to hi
die activities for The Coca-Ci
Company. Atlanta, (la. The f<
nier St. Iyouis newspaperman v
handle convifitions activities a
assist him. *
A native u{ Baltimore, 13
Thompson is a graduate of t
Lincoln University (Mo.) Sch<
of Journalism. He has receiv
soveial awards and comnHtidi
ions in recognition of /his jourr
? li'stic ability. In- June, 1955 he u
* recipient of an uUscar" from t
Naticpal Newspaper Ptiblisht
Association, while in 1952 he i
eeivcd the ne\y&men's Newsm
Award of the Mound City Pit
Club.
W-hile a stildent nt the Liner
\
* &
1
" ~ 'j
lioltts DeLy
:tion
what the Supreme court itself
U.. doeideil not to '<kifer mind."
lc.l 1 The surprise f appearances .of
sh Mill Thurgood Marshall, "special
in'counsel oil the NAACI', aipl _-\t'hat:
o:r.ey-C?ener-al John Hen Shep
un- paid added to the -ease's - i-ntorosk->!li
j Actually the hearing took only
in- j .'50 -minutes Hi:' in time that Dalits
j las school attorney Andrew J.
ion j Thusfv/iiail sought to detail evi11
"l i.lt- ,41 i>nor?f?ev; . '' 'eioi "" <*
til? f u t in -lh. c;;.?o" hrought.Jiy the
rm \ \( P fcr 1 Tiin? ? 1 iii11' integral- "
ex- :'-n , t- Da'Lv public scbo >ls;
?ed I'huss h;ul sou; vrht ' to detail * cvi
j'depce that the DaMas Indepen-*
in ' dent School District was .^oiiiply??i-ing-w
ith pre Sprtemc court ded-d
:>! - si>- . That cvi.j.oo-.- ?tua?
h'- sisled of u . "study of tlie ma.ij,
uit pi o'.'i .'ins?involved?in?i.irpg!TTTtTHJ J
ren'white aiul Negro students."
lat *?Cu.'.ge .'ktwvii- then questioned|
| Fhuss: "Do you want to put c*i i
th? i proof unci that foolishness?"
oo 1 j pn opening the hearing Judge!
he j At well requested both sides t o j
r\-< -agree to facts established in_ ills
ine pre-trial investigation.
ninces NA ACP;
. j associated-in any way with that
ys group or association. I have only
lie recently become aware of the real
le- motives and aims of t.'ie NAACP
ieh the. complete iiitey'rjition of t It e
ive races.
"1 do not agree with their proib-.
grain tit", forcing inter-mixture o f
.'P?the?white and-colored children?in?'
.J.'the pufdic schools. 1 -have cohiplete
'c-paitu in the colored race and the
te- integrity ef my race .and am not
ay I ashamed to associate with "them.
"Had I realized what, the true1
il?- j motives of the XAACP were, I
rts would, have never become affilia-1
ntf" ied witfr them.. '
A- "I have made my statement not
because it expresses ivy trie fee-~
of j in.fr and 1 have not, been subjected
lor! to coercion of any type, economic
lit l*cr otherwise'."
Firm Hires Two
noting Coca-Cola
?Otis N". Thompson, Jr., left former
is Argus, Hid .Miss Myitis William-,
ate University, Nashville have jo'jted
ion,Washington, I)..C., public relations i
Li ale of the LiiTcofn "University fMoO t
ive of Baltimore,4 while Miss Williams
,o new staffers will he associated with
ic relations organization.
T'pivei sity Sehuixl?af .lournalism
Mr. Thompson won the Robert S. j
uo ;\hhott Memorial Scholarship with '
n"' a three-month internship at The
i(1' Chicago Defender, sponsoring |
ni" newspaper of the Abbott award, j
nl" lie is a member of Omega* Psi -i'hi
r'* | Fraternity and the Moilnd City,
ihe.gI'i es-s?CIhI> of which be is current*-;
ly president. "
i;<> Miss Williams is the daughter I
11 ? I -f M.. . u*:n: _ 1
??i .mi>. \ lunue \> imams, a iua- ;
'>11- cher in ttrr Dallas, Texas, school >
Vs system. At Tenhessete Slate Unim
versity she majored in business
adminislrati<!i and worked as a'
>v" . secretary in the Department dur">'J
! ing her college years. She is, aj
i membey of Delta Sigma Theta Sor 1
; ? ?
tS TEX VS MEDK AI, CROIP
he WILL ADMIT NKCRO DOCTORS
DO! HOUSTON, TEXAS (AMP) ed
The Harris County (Houston) j
at- Medical Society has announced that j
1a- qualified Negro doctors are now !
as eligible to join the organization.
Tie" The group voted last Week to!"
*rs drop the word "white" from its
e- membership qualifications, and
an society president James E. Pittas
man said applications from Negro
doctors will be processed like any
?Jn other. <
m':
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NACW TO Get '5!
Borie Miller
Trophy
WASHINGTON? (ANT) ?Th
Doric Miller trophy will he award
vd t.'.ijs yeau to the National As
sociation of Colored Women f- o
Its outstanding contribution to th
"welfare, progress and prestige o
The award will he made at Ta
bernacle Baptist church in Chica
go on Oct. 2, Mrs. Irene McCo
Gaines, acting president, will?rc
ceive the trophy. In addition to th
tiwphy presentation, two outstand
inp members of the Associatio
wiilybi#' receive awards. Plaque
if -honor will go to Mrs. Jessie 1
Vnnn. of the Pittslmrir Gouriei
.r.d Mrs. Jape M. Spaulding, fofm
or president of the West Virgini;
FeTlefation of Colored Women'
Clubs'-amP former assistant t
Mrs Ovota Hobby, then secretar;
of Health. Education and welfare
The trophy will then be carriei
National headquarters on t h ~
following Sunday, Oct. 9.
Following the installation cere
monies the Administrative board o
\ will hold its meeting o i
Oct. 10-11. ' - ,
The Done Miller trophy is a re
vblving honor award Which goe
annually to the organization selee
rd as doing the best job towan
the advancement of better racia
understanding. The organizatioi
iVpermittod keep it for one yea:
when it nnist be returned, to b i
oresented to another organizatioi
the foundation's choice.'
trophy Idea was originate*
for The purpose of keeping alivi
the memory of a hero who woi
for >himself .and his country a
rearl Harbor when the Japanesi
attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. Miller
manned a machine gun and helpei
fight off enemy planes.
For this heroic deed he was a
sident Roosevelt. Two years late
he lost his life when the shift, Lo
Combo Bay, sank.
NEW SCHOOL TO TRAIN AFRICAN
MINERS IN UCJAND,
KILEMBE, UGANDA (ANP)Officials
of Uganda .have describe
as "a stop of major importance
the establishment here of t h
first'"fiiihing school in East Africi
to train natives in mining technj
At the outset, its purpose wil
he to train Africans mainly f-o?
work at Kilembe, which with it
cooper! and cobalt deposits,1 is th
protectorate's biggest liiinning en
tei'pi'iso. ;?
Later, facilities will be mad
available fop training worker fo
the minim.- industry ironorall v. Th
aim of the school is to give Afri
cans experience of modern techni
(pies so they can play a full par
in the development of the country'
mineral resources.
The school will be managed b;
a small board representing Ki
Icmbe mines and other mining in
terests, the Survey, "Lands, an
Mines Department and the De
partnicnt of Education.
Part of the actiuil workings a
Kilenihe will be set aside f o
the use of the school. Already, Af
etean?instructors are vmdergoin
training at Kilenihe. Tt is hoped t
bring the school into operatio
next year.
THIEVES LEA!) AFRICAN
POLIC E A MERRY CHASE
LAGOS, NIGERIA (ANP)
hand of thieves, called the "Rrav
M<?n of the Night," are playing
game of hide-and-seek with loca
police, much to the amusemanfo
everyone - except the police. 7
The most recent incident was ,
four-hour pitched battle and ehas
during which 'the thieves fough
and won a pitceed battle with thi
officers.
When a call was received tha
the gang had blodly broken into i
warehouse and was cartingarmloads
of valuables, the--polic
converged on the scene in truck?
Unduanted by the arrival of th
forces of law and order the gam
attacked the officers with bottle
and stones. The police retreated.
Reinforcements arrived and 1 hi
gang scattered, fighting a rear
guard action. Although police wen
able to get their bands on at leas
three of the culprits, they wen
unable to hold them.
Policemen in Nigeria do nol
rarry guns.
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lOLUMBIA, "SOUTH CAROLINA
> Baptists In Final
Finish Endowment I
For Morris College
c The Baptists and friends are en- Re
tering the final stage of the Kn- Ri
>- dowment Drive for Morris Col- Ri
JL.leue. Throughout the State t ll C
e pastors, Moderators are holding R
f special Endowment Programs and R
?raHiejr. . D
T.iiat Kiinilnir VI.M T. R.iaVi R
l" of Aikon raised .his $500 as a pajt ?
P of this goal: It is reported that ^
^"Rev. .M. A. Zimmerman of- Union ^
e has his $500. On Sunday night, R
Rev. Vincent and Rev. Peterson ^
n j raised more than $200 on the
3 Endowment from'the Old Storm ^
' Branch Baptist Church. ^
**- T1m IV .ne almost fifty mtin who
have pledged $500 among them ^
are: " 1 R1
s Rev. J. J. Ahney _ "
0 Rev. N. L. Bush
y -Rev: J. S. Hall, Jr.
' Rev. II. H. Harvin a'
d Dr. L. C. Jenkins . T*Ri
T Rev.. A. C. Jonesr Ri
0 Rev. P. J. N'eal - . R<
Rev. \V. J, Rhodes' R<
Rev. II. P. Sharper - . R<
f Rev. R. W, Stailings . R<
1 Rev. H. D. Dupree '"TTi
Rev. B. J. Weston R?
Rev. W. P. Williams R<
s Rev. J. C. Wright R<
1 Rev. C. B. Black. " R?
1 Rev. ICS. W. Watson ' R?
1 Rev. J. L. Brooks "Tv"- " R<
1 Rev. B. I,. Cureton . R?
'' Rev. T. H. Ham R(
8 Dr. G. F. Gai^ly Ri
1 Rev. W. A. Johnson, Sr.
Be\\ Jj _C,? Levy . . l,i
1 Rev. W. H. Neal be
e Rev. S. C. Rickenbacker .Bi
1 Rev. F. K. Sims M
^ Rev. H. \V. Steward to
e -?. ?
. Bishop Reid To Ded
j Bethel's Parsonage
DR. HUGHES TO PREACH ?; ir
_ SUNDAY MORNING SERMON * _w
^ AT BETHEL CHURCH. OTHEik * * hi
NEWS. MATTERS -?- tc
4w
d According to announcement from j hi
" t.lt* Rev. Arthur Holmes, popular | s(
e Minister of Bethel Church ; ni
a in Columbia, Dr. Frederick A. ?
- Hugh, editor of the Christian Re- i nc
_ .carder will preach ? the Sunday 01
1 J mornfng sermon at Bethel Church. | nc
r j Dr. Hughes ia-*fraR kwwn-in Co c?=
s lumbia and South Carolina a n d | nc
e has preached in the majority o f : w
- AME Churches in South Carolina, j \v
| He' is a candidate for the bishop? I gi
e ' l ie and Columbians, regardless of ; df
r denominations will attend in large i di
e ; nnmlipyg | oC
- | Dr. Holmes with his officials I
- I have arranged for several hun- I th
t | dredsof extra scats to accomodate I at
s the large crowd. Those who want | R
comfortable seats, better get there in
early to avoid the congestions.
4 Bishop Hatcher Th<
. ' Of West African Mis
*1" NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ANP) ? ^
? | Bishop Hatcher of the 13th Epis- i
11 | copal district of- the AME Church, I
! last week thanked American '
, friends and supporters of t h e o!
j church's West African Mission ' A
. I school at Monrovia, I-iheria. ! h
Yl_. ... ...... ...
e# In a .message to presiding elders, |
a pastors, officers and lay delegates y
il -of the 13th district published in an
f annual conference booklet, the ,r
bishop called attention to the fact j,
a that his tenure of office in West p
e Africa will run through 1956. He , g,
t asked the conference to continue
e its contribution to the Monrovia ni
mission school, said to be the lar
i world. , th
(i The bishop will open a round of . ^
conference in the Tennessee area ^
^ soon. The first--the Kentucky An- , g,
nual confesence, starts Oct. 12,
' 15)55. Other conferences are t h e ^
3 j 1 Cl(
West Kentucky Annual conference, ^
the East Tennessee-Annual confer-?'
L ece, the Tennessee AnnuaT confer.
i se
enco, and the Memphis Annual
s t
conference. |
j In addition to ^.he 13th district, S<
Bishop Hatcher also -has jurisdict
tion over the 14th Episcopal district,
embracing West Africa.
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A. t
V
tto 1
~?"r
SATURDAY, OCTOBER"!^
tort To ~?
)rive . . v.'
A. VV. Vincent
ev. W. I.. Wilson
ev. M. A. Zimmerman
cx?._0. B Rnvihrn .
ev. J. L. Pridfjcon
ev* W. J. Burgpss
r. G. (J. Daniels
cv. H. E. Hardin
ev. A. Isaac
pv. W. A. Johnson, Jr. '
ev. W. R. Martin
ev. J. P. Reeder
ev. G. A. Sellers
ev. El Sitton
ev. J. W. Toomcr
ev. W. E. Roundtree
r?. W. M. Walsoil
ev. H. S. Wright
uv. Paul Myers
e.v. L.- \V. Walker
A large number of men have
so pledged to be $250 donors:
ev. J. B. Bailey
ev. W. I). Coker
ev. H. B. -Washington "
pv. C. M. Johnson ,
;v. W. M. Parker
ev. T. M. Dixon
C. E. Butler ...... [.
ev. S. S. Stewart
ev. Rufus Daniels
ev. D.'J.tLunn
ev. M. J. Alston
ev. T. G. Brown
ev. J. S. Utsey
ev. M. C. Fennell
ev. .1. A. McConnelV
ev. W." M. Brooks
Effeort is being made to g e t
000 $100 donors. Great effort is
iing manifested as the host o f
aptist friends and Alumni of
orris College put the final effortfinish
the Endowment Drive.
icate
Sunday
Remarks will be made concernig
the late, Mrs. Christa Banks,
ho gave1 Bethel Church the. par-.
mage with out any strings tired
> it. It was Mrs. Banks gifts,
hich will cause Bethel Church to
ave one of the finest new parmage
with out any cost.to i t s
[.embers.
The parsonage is located a mile
)rth of Faust's store on number
le highway on the left side going
jrth.
^At-4ouc-xx!clock., Sunday, afterton
Bishop Frank Madison Reid
ill dedicate the parsonage. Those t
ho may not for different reasons
rt to?Bethel? Chutch Sun- |
ry morning, may come to the do- t
cation at four- o'clock '"Sunday |
'lemnnn ? ? L
Many Columbia Ministers with
leir congregations will try a n d
;tend the dedications with Bishop
eid in his masterful way conduct
ig the dedication.
\V. R. B.
inks Supporters
sion
OCTII 1'AUOI.iNA SRCOMh
RY SCHOOL . ACITVITY _ASOCIATION
HOLDS MEETING
The members of the South Carfina
Secondary School Activity
ssociation of the 8th. District
eW its first meeting for the sea?n
< \ September 19, 1955 at But r
School Barnwell, S. G. with
Ir. Eli J. Davis, Pres., presiding.
The primary object of the meet
Lg_was to discuss _rulea . and re-.
ulatiorts regarding the 1955-56
ootball -and Basketball Season,
ehedules forfootball and Basetball
were also made at, this
leeting. V.-.
At present there are 14 schools '
le SCSSAA, of which lO.'wete!
esent. Double A (AA) School*!
lat were present: Elloree,' Ko- j
?rts High, N'orth and Bowman,
iigle A (A) Schools that were
resent: Richard Carroll, Mace>nia,
Butler, Kelly-Edwards, A
. Corbitt, and St. John. hath
inoipal and?his?coaches rcpre- ;nted
the nanne schools.
The new members ^ are 'AA
.oool, BowiVi'.'i Ifigb and A
:hool, Bronehville 11 itfh School.
The meeting was a success. V
Eli Davis, Pres.
S. A. Guinyard, Sec.
.eabet
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1955
Dr. Bunche ]
Speaks At Flint ]
Centennial
: ?
KM NT, Mich.? (ANT) ?Dr. U
Ralph J. Uunche, permanent under j d
secretary for the United Nations, t s
was the principal speaker at tji e v
Flint Centennial Faith and Free- v
dom Rally, which marked the 100- 5
th anniversary of the city's incor- 1
poration. . . t
t. rl 1 . , ..I', < t
irr. nuncne was nurouuu^u d y x
Gov. G. Mennen Williams,-who had *
been introduced by Mayor George ?
M. Algee, toi. the capacity audience f
in the beautiful I. M. A. Hall. 1 ^
The guest was welcomed t
the city by a reception committee
headed by Dr-J. L. Leach, member c
ot tne special event committee of 9
the Centennial. Dr. Le.ach, one of , ?
the, city's Negro leaders, is, alung 1
with Dr. Bunche, a member o f I
the national board of directors of L
the NAACP. - t
Hg.is also a staff member o f ,F
three of Flint's largest hospitals, ! v
a member of the American Medi- j
cal Association, and the Genesee L?
County Medical Society. He is also h
medical examiner for the county. ; *1
The Faith and Freedom Rally n
?? ?. only finp I'Pffnt in t.hp"city's CP b
lebration which featured famous a
personalities from all walks of life. H
One highlight of the centennial t
was the Flinterana, which had a ?
cast of 2,500, most of whom were
just ordinary citizens.. .! s
to coNnrcT revival at j
ZION . ! I
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I V
Rev. Robert H.-WiTson \viTrcon-1~
duct the Revival fneeting at Zion M
"Baptist C' ht? reR-^lomla-y._Qdaher ^
3rd through the 7th. ^
Rev. Wilson is the ^ pastor of ,
the historic Bethel- Baptist InsCitutio.nal
Church of Jacksonville,
Florida. He is the former pastor ( t(
of St. I'aul Baptist Church of this ;
city. " !
All members and friends are in-1
vitcd to come out and hear this .
great Evangelist. I
' i.
A
voia nt kkrhht oi -1 m hi ans -f ~
enlisting for 3 years us a jj
~? ' ? " - ' h
Alonzo Phelps, 1020 Catawba ^
Ave., Columbia, S. C. Parents, De- ^
ceased, attended Booker t. Wash- c
ington High School. t
Jessie Shealey, Jr., 920 Pendleton
St., Columbia, S. C. the son of j
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Shealey, Sr.. .
attended Booker t. Washington ^
High, School. ~ b
Harold Curtis?tewi.s, 420 Bull ^
St., .Columbia, S. C., the son o f ?,
Mrs. Ida Goldston Lewis (Mothar)-..
Father deceased, attended Booker !
t. Washington High- School.
Otis Salley, 608 College St., Co- ' ^
tended Booker t. Washington . 1
High School. ? *" |,r
Harvey Capers, 710 Pendleton 1
St., Columbia, S. ('., the son o f ^
Emanuel Capers, attended Booker v
t. Washington High School.
~""R7ck N'olton, "YfOS TTaurel St.,Cb'-~a
lnmbia, S. C., son of Henrietta .
Pagan Rick (Mother) Father de- '
ceased, attended Howard Grammar
School.
Fred Anwar, 1320 Heidt Street, J1
Columbia, S. C., the son of Mr. and
, Q
Mrs. Arthur L. Anwar, attended
C, A- Johnson High School. ^ a
St., Columbia, S. CM the son of
Mrs. Sarah Jackson Adams, at- j
tended Washington High. - I e
Robert Wiles Sumter, Rt. 2, Box tl
277, Hopkins, S. C., tho son of Mr. j n
and Mrs. Rosetta^McMillan Sumter \ I
nnd attended Hopkins Iligh. ol
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t
Negroes Praised Fo
Flood Relief Work
SCR ANTON, Pa. ?(ANP) Ne-1 c
'roes wen; anions the first to vu- t
unteer their services to Red Cross t
lisaster- team.- although not a t
ingle Negro family in Seranton
vas affected hy the_i tragic flood* -h
vhich swept northeastern Penn- h
ylvania in August. ' t
Outstanding among the volun- I
eers was .'50 year jnd Clarence W.; t
Jergen Jr., director of Scranton's
Progressive Recreation and Social 1 r
Service Association. An ardent sup h
orer of Red Cross activities, he 1 v
ias served on the Seranton chap- d
er for over three vearu
From his office in the Interra-' h
ial!tecreaUon_Cvnt?r*-ii?lti?ii-?e??t
alls, with modesty the part hen
dayed as a volunteer following y
he catastrophic f hoods-Tqnrrkeit~by ;~o
lurricane Diane. v
"Although 1 was Jiot in Scran- * t
on t-h'e night of Aug. 18," "he ex- d
dained, "I knew that my place h
vas among the people in need." | t
Soon after roads were opened a- |f<
ross ihe .battered l.ackawana Val- '
ey, Bergen was at disaster head- s
uarters, ready to help. The next f
ight he served through the long, J r
leak hours from dusk till dawn y
s manager of a Red .Cross emer- h
ency shelter on a summit above
he devested "flats" section o f c
Icranton. - jo
As shelter manager, he was re- C
ponsihle for" the supervision oft
"ormer Cropper Gr
iVith His Mechanica
A former sharecropper, George ii
lanks-of -Greenville; Missrp-hr vl
rossing $200 a day with his me- f
Kanical cotton picker, says Miss'-j'
;<inni TT v vtrneinrf T nn,ln?. \\T L" A ..
/nimbus in a report to the U. S. ii
epartment of Agriculture. _i
He is one of an estimated 150 , s
olored farmers in the South who t
ow own mechanical cotton har- , t
esters and are picking for them ; t
elves and their neighbors.
_Last year, 22 percenL ol the. na- J b
ion's 13,969,000-bale crop was j" fc
nachine harvested by some 15,000 ' (
nechanical pickers ai)d pearly 4
0,000 strippers. As in the past | v
California and Arizona, which ^a- p
her more than half of their coton
with machines, cgntinued to , j
sad the nation in machine har* p
esting. . , j h
,'ith the West. Nearly a third of b
?-cotton?was_ machine e
arvested in 1954, as was a fifth e
f that grown in Texas and Misouri,
a sixth of?that?in Arkan
as anil Okklahoma, and about a ^
enth of that grown in Missis- . I
ll?llL ? ?
Mr. Berks purchased his piekr
used two years ag> for $3 O.'O S
\\ould have cost him $9,000 e
ew. With his machine, he can. n
arvest about seven baios or more-; h
luin 10,000 pounds of seed cotton f
day. The average hand picker s
athers only 200 to 300 pounds a
ay. Mr. Banks rate is $2 per t
undred, or about a dollar pel 3
undred cheaper than hand pick- v
ng. He has heen in the field w\th v
is picker since late August and li
nitiiiue until late October when s
Ire cotton harvst is about over. f
Being the only colored farmer t
n Washington county with a me- 1
hanical pickker, Mr. Banks is
;ept busy working for the neigh- n
>ors. It is estimated that white a
ai mers in that county own about c
00 pickers.
The increased use of. he-mecha-- I
deal cotton harvesters is said to. ?
e reflected to some exte'nt in the .
lecline :n farm employment i n J
he South. This year the average
nontMy farm employment in the
egion is down 130,000 from arear
SliTM. And n? th<> nnttnn Via,
est got underway :*i August,
here were 200,000 fewer persons r
rVwwk-on fauns in? the?South-B
hah th average for August dur- t
ng the past five years.
Wtntg-Mr. Bank*- looks upoh _j
otton as his ma n cash crop, he is J
10 one-crop farmer, says State *
-eader Amnions. In addition t o
otton, he raises beef cattle, hogs I
orn, soybeans, wheat, oats, hayt(
ud. .te?ttahlea the-10& acre*e
owns and the, 45 he rents.
i
He and Mrs. Bankks got start- I
d buying a farm of their own
hrough the Farmers Home Ad- I
linistration during World War .
I., Up to that time, the 4.1-year 1 f
d farmer had been sharecropp- I
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PRICE: TEN CKwft
r Volunteer 1
ountless white and colored disaser
volunteers who were caring for
he Heeds of flood victim housed
here.
After Bergen left',-weary memters-of
the volunteer-staff which ad
manned the shelter that night
ook time to jot down a note to
larold Davis, executive director of
he Scranton chapter. ?
"This gentleman," the message
ead," should be complimented on
lis quiet extremely efficient serice
to all of ffs "while he was on
uty at the shelter."
Meanshile, Bergen was back a t
is desk finding other volunteers
o tube his place ill tlBi army o f ~~~
leju^nd women of all rawrs whn
. ere serving their, neighbors thrush
the Red Cross.
'One young colored girl promised
0 help with the tremendous buren
of office work at the chapte<
ouse. Another spent hours regiscring
thousands of iocal peopld
or typhoid innoculalions.
Elderly women worker} with H
taff of canteen aides; children
lom Bergen's recreation centeC
an errands and heljjed victims sal
age what they could from theit
omes.
Scranton is called the "friendly
ity." But it is more;, it is a city
f good neighbors. Names like
larence Bergen will not be soon
or gotten. ?- -?_?
ossing $200 a Day
1 Cotton Picker og
all his life on a plantation
ear1 "HoBandale about 20 miles
rom where he now lives.
The Bankses have "nine yourtgters,
"and they keep me jumpog
to make ends meet," says Mr;
tonks, J1*nd-te put something a
ide for the rainy day, as well as
o get some more land in order*
o have room for one or two of
hem when.they grow up."
Four of his children are mem
ers of the 4-H club. They, have
>een raising pigs arid calves.
Jeorge, Jr., is one of the star
r-H'ers of the county. He* has
von two trips to the i State 4-H
toundup.
State Leader Ammons thinks
Ir. Banks and the other cotton
icker owners in Mississippi have
it upon an ^excellent way to
pread benefits of mechanization,
le estimates that colored farmr^s
the State own approxima':ly
15 mechanical pickers. IV
20 COPS PROTECT COUPLE
N WHITE AREA
PHILADELPHIA ? (AN'P) -iome
120 policemen were assigt^d
to protect a Negro couple who
loved- into their new home in a
ere despite the objections of
ormer all-white neighborho od
ome white residents of the area.
The police w.ere statictied at
he homes of James L. Whitsett,
4 and his wife, Lucille 32, who
cere faced with art angry crowd
vhen they moved into the house P l
ast week. He is supervisor of
oeial service at the city's home
or the aged. His wife is secre- j
ary to the city s first deputy soicitov.
The couple had been looking for
i home fob 19; months and finally
ettled ( ! the! one they now ocupy
in Overbrook section...
"We were living in a tiny amrtment
in West Philadelphia/'
i district which adjoins Overlook,
he explained, "and we
ust couk'ji't find anything. And
hen we heard ahout this building
ast April. It was just what we
ranted, and last week ~ wc took _
itle." . . 1
However, when the Whitsetts
noved in they were greeted by t ;
iri irate rrrmrd Whiph tharnd ity 1 .?_L_
he street outside and shouted \
"racial ...epithets.",? The previous y , 4
ivenirig some one had shattered \ \
8 small French window:, on the V jt
ground /loor of the t>iX-room, \ Lr
tone front house. V \
The deputy police commissioner V*vi
fhpn n^iiirnpH .10 rintiro to Li*
shifts around the clock. ~
Whitaett said h? thought only
i few of his neighbors participated
in the trouble. ?
"Actually, I thin.H 't^at most o? ^
:he difficulty ha* been caused by
just a few agitators ^and ever\
iome o f them come frorfi outside ~7 -4j
the area, I'm sure." - S
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