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IT'S YOI'K NEW8M.
Ike Refuses
To Save Airmen
From Execution
Servicemen Convicted of
Guam Rape-Murder
Lose Last Hope
Special to Ran Antonio neglster
NEW YORK — Their Inst hope of
reprieve gone, two Negro air serv-
icemen, convicted of a crime they
protest they did not commit, now
•wait execution in the military
Compound.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
which had carried their cases to the
United States Supreme court and
had appealed to tho White House,
was informed Thursday, that on
December 10 President Elsenhow-
er denied the petition of Robert
W. Burns and Herman P. Dennis,
Ir., for commutation of their death
lentences.
The two, together with another
•ervlceman, were convicted by courts
ainrtlal of tho rape-murder of n ci-
vilian employee on the Island qt
Siiam in l'.W8 where they were then
•tatloried. In response to their ap-
peal, the NAACP took up the case
■nd sought to bring it within the
Jurisdiction of civilian courts for
review and appeal.
Unable to secure relief in the
lower federal courts, NAACP at-
torneys, Thnrgood Marshall, Robert
t>. Carter and Frank D. Reeves ap-
pealed to the Supreme court for a
writ -of habeas corpus on the
ground the men had not received a
fair trial in the courts martial, hav-
ing been subjected to illegal deten-
tion, coerced Into making false con-
fessions, denied counsel of their
choice, and victimised by perjured
testimony and the •nppresslon of
evidence favorable to them.
Following denial of this plea on
June 15, the NAACP attorneys filed
• petition for a rehenrlng which
the court likewise rejected on Octo-
ber 12. As a last resort, a formal
(Sec AIRMEN, Page J.)
Night Club Row
Leads to Jailing
Of 3 Brothers
A wild ruckus in a 8»n Antonio
Bight dob, Saturday night, In
which three youtb.ul brothers are
reported to bave mixed it with
special officers, led to the arrest of
the three brothers, and also of a
fourtb man who, allegedly, Inter-
fered witb officer*.
During the battle royal, tables
and chairs are said to bave been
■orled and overtnrned.
Booked for aggravated assault In
the case were: William Winn, 18;
Gal Patton Winn, 20, and Charles
R. Winn, 23. The address for all
three was listed as 1121 East Crock-
ett street.
John W. flommers, 47, 648 Rivns,
yas booked for being drunk and In-
terfering with an officer.
According to the story gleaned by
police, Special Officer C. J. Con-
Way, 82, 1802 Burnet, attempted to
guiet a disturbance In a West Pop-
(Bee ROW, Page 8.)
W. R. BRYANT
IN Ll'TC AT ST. MARY'S -
W. H. Bryant, well known. Insurance
executive and active in civic and
community endeavors, Is presently
enrolled In the Life Underwriters
Training course at St. Mary's uni-
versity. He Is the only Negro in a
class of 2G.
Students for this course are care-
fully acreened, and must not only
have an adequate academic back-
ground, but must also have exper-
ience In the field, with a record of
exceptional prodiutlon.
The purpose of the course Is to
develop skilled men and women In
Improved methods of selling and
servicing life Insurance clientele.
San Antonio and Austin are the
only cities in Texas where under
writers are studying on an Integrat-
ed basis,
(See BRYANT, Paff 9.)
M a n is Fatally
Stricken by Heart
Attack inElevator
Negroes
$1,000,000,
Pool
Buy
Levi Satterfield, 63, of 1411 East
Houston street, suffered R heart
attack, shortly after noon, Friday,
while a passenger aboard an eleva-
tor in the Medical Arts building,
and died a few minutes later.
Suddenly stricken in the eleva-
tor, Satterfield was carried to a
physician's office on the twelfth
floor of the building. He died *
short time later.
Satterfield waa born In Fayette-
Tllle, Texas, March 7, 1890. He
moved to San Antonio 26 years ago.
Following 23 years employment as
a boilermaker for the Southern Pa-
cific railroad, Satterfield was re-
tired, some years ago.
He was one of Mount Pleasant
Baptist chnrch's oldest members,
and served as a deacon.
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday afternoon, from New Mount
Pleasant, with the Rev. V. M. Bai-
ley officiating, Frank E. Lewis fu
neral home In (barge. Interment
was in Eastvlew.
Survivors include the widow,
Mrs. Battle Satterfield; stepson,
Freeman Wright, Houston; step-
daughter, Mrs. Heleu Obey, this
city; three brothers, Frank Satter-
field of Houston, Edinond of Fay-
etteville, and Sam, also of Fayette-
ville; three sisters, Mrs. Mamie
(See ELEVATOR, Page I.)
Presidential Conference
'Overlooks' Civil Rights
By ALICE A. DUNNIOAN
For the AMoclated Negro Press
WASHINGTON — The question of civil rights legislation was
overlooked at the conference of legislators with the Presi-
lent at the White House, in spite of commitments made by some
»f the congressional leaders.
While President Eisenhower refused to discuss the confer-
tnce's proposed agenda at his news conference Wednesday, last
week, he did say that civil rights, identified as such, would not
fashion In which he represented his
country on foreign soils. The Presi-
dent said be did not know whether
a written report would be present-
ed.
The President said he would light
the White House Christinas tree In
its traditional fashion on Christmas
eve, after which he hoped to depart
for Georgia where he expects to
spend the holidays visiting with
bis grandchildren, taking some ex-
ercise, and working on the messages
to be presented to congress the first
of the year.
tome up.
The President's statement con-
tradicted a promise made a few
weeks ago by Sen. Homer Ferguson
(R„ Mich.) and Rep. Joseph Mar-
tin (R., Mass.). They assured the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People that
the legislative conference would
consider measures dealing with
civil rights.
At bis press conference President
Eisenhower praised Vice President
tlchnrd Nixon for the admirable
Savings Company
Financial Firm is Taken
Over to Fight Race
Bias in Housing
By the Associated Negro Press
CLEVELAND — A Negro busi-
ness establishment that corralled
eloso to a million dollars In 12
months to fight Jim Crow housing
was saluted by a UN delegate
and some 800 white and Negro cit-
izens here last week on "United
Nations Human Rights day."
UN Alternate Delegate Archi-
bald Carey left the closing sessions
of the world, body, to praise the
new owners of the Qulncy Savings
and Loan company, a former white-
owned establishment that came un-
der the control of Negroes last
year. This is believed to have been
the first time in modern history
that a group of Negroes have bought
the entire stork of a thriving white-
owned financial institntion.
Carey joined Cleveland Mayor
Anthony J. Celebrezze, Judge Lil-
lian Westropp and Chloago's George
S. Harris, president, National Asso-
ciation of Real Estate Brokers, Inc.,
in a salute to veteran Insurance-
mo n, M. C. Clarke, who led the
drive for the company's pure]
Clarke Is president of r>nn*»«r
1 ns n ran re company.
"At last we can announce to th«
world that. Negroes are buying fi-
nancial Institutions," Carey declar-
ed. "We arc no longer satisfied
with merely purchasing second-
handed churches and worn-out
schools discarded by whites."
The salute was sponsored by the
Cleveland Association of Ileal I'd
late Brokers, an affiliate of the
NAREB. Other speakers Included:
Wendell E. Catlin, president,
Cleveland association; J. Roy Terry,
NAREB rice president; L. T. Huff,
NAREB regional vice president;
William Isles, Dayton, president,
Ohio State Association of Real Es-
tate. Brokers, and L. B. Jett, Cleve-
land, master of ceremonies.
Other guests Included William B.
Collier, Chicago, president, Dear-
born Real Estate board; David Car-
roll, president, Dayton Association
of Real Bstate Brokers, and Vernon
D. Jarrett, Chicago, NAREB field
secretary and public relations direc-
tor.
Harris urged that "from now on,
we deposit our savings only with
Institutions that help provide us
Two Men Shot, One Knifed
In West Laurel Heights Bar
TN a wild shooting and knifing melee in a West Laurel heights
tavern, late Saturday afternoon, one man was stabbed, and
two others — brothers — wero shot. The condition of the knifed
man is serious. An argument the day before is reported to have
precipitated the bloody brawl.
Reported in critical condition is Van Dears, 22, 231 Delta,
with a knife wound that extends into his chest, from the left
shoulder and armpit.
Clarence Mi-Henry, 32, 120 Mari-
etta, was shot in the left hip.
Hoy McIIenry, 118, 11 '12 Acnio
road, received a bullet in the right.
leg.
When officers readied the scene,
Dears, covered with blood, was
found lying in a l/ooth. Roy Mc-
IIenry was standing at the bar, and
Clnrenco McIIenry was sitting at a
table.
Standing behind the bar, holding
a .410 gunge shotgun, was the own-
er of the tavern, W. F. Brown, •1,",
70." Albert, but the shotgun had not
been fired.
The McIIenry brothers had been
wouijiCert with a .25 calibre auto-
matic, police reported.
According to Information obtain-
ed by Investigators, Roy McIIenry
was standing at the bar, drinking,
while his brother, Clarence, was
using a telephone, when Dears
walked into the place.
Dials is reported to have insert-
ed a' coin in the Juke box. In the
interim. Clarence McIIenry com-
pleted his phone call, anil rejoined
Ills (pother at the counter.
.Starts Shooting
Witnesses said that Dears sud-
denly pulled « pistol, and started
(See TAVERN, Page 3.)
Come Home to
NAACP Urge
ht J. Crow
Special to San
jyjEW YORK — The three Negro sc|
Restaur
vicemen who are among
the 22 unrepatriated American PC^Ws were urged today to
"reoongider" thoir decision to remain With the Communists and
"to oome home and join in the fight*' to eliminate racial dis-
crimination and segregation.
The appeal' was expressed in cablegrams which Walter
White, executive secretary of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, J eat In any restaurant In Washing-
South Carolina
Nurses Lower
Racial Barriers
State Association Admits
Eligible Negro Nurses
Beginning Jan. 1.
By the As»o°late«1 Nejrro Press
NEW YOIIK — The South Caro-
lina State Nurses' association has
voted to invite eligible nurses to
membership effective Jan. 1, ]!>•"»i.
Miss 1-nia Best, executive secretary
of tho American Nurses' association
announced last week.
This means 52 of the 5.°» state
and territorial constituent associa-
tions of ANA now include Negro
nurses in their membership. Ac-
cording to its by-laws, ANA pro- j
vides individual
national meiuiier- j cused
ship to eligible Negro nurses who
cannot become members of state
nurses associations where they live
or practice. Miss Ilest said. Prior
to World War II, 15 state nurses
associations excluded Negro nurses
from membership.
The action in South Carolina was
taken after a meeting of the board
of directors with the board of the
South Carolina Palmetto associa-
tion, to ascertain If the Negro nurs-
en were Interested in joining the
group.
In its platform, the American
Nurses' association has pledged-It-,
self to promote the Inclusion anrl ;
full participation of minority groups
in association activities, and elimi-
nate discrimination In job oppor-
sent to Corporals Clarence C. Ad-
ams of Memphis, Tenn., and Wil-
liam C. White of Pluinerville, Ark.,
and Prlfate Lareuce Sullivan of
Omaha, Neb. In his
NAA(3P leader cited the setadily
Improving status of the Negro In
America and pledged continuance
of the figbt against all forms of ra-
cial discrimination.
While maklrig It clear that "full
freedom for the American Negro"
has not yet been won, White told
the men that there have been many i
ton, D. C., which was not true when
yon lpft."
Tto ' ale
He ;«lso ealled their attention to
. the recent arguments before the
message, tho L'nltejl States Supreme court in
tho public school segregation caies
in which XAACP lawyers asked for
a ruling by the court declaring such
segrcjatlon unconstitutional. "We
nre confident that we liavo an ex-
cellent chance of winning," he as-
serted. "But If we do not, we shall
go- back again and again to the
courts of law and of public opinion
changes for the better since tbeyj until every vestige of dlscrimtna
left the country, "l'on now serve tlon bawd on race, religion, color
in an unsegregated American or- or national origin 1b eliminated
my," ho said. "And today yon can 1 from American life."
(See COMPANY, Page 3.)
27-Year-Old S. A.
Woman Knifed
In Tavern Fight
A 27-year-old woman who had
been knifed in a fight at a Scguiu
street bar, was later found, pros-
trate, early Thursday morning, Dec.
17, on the floor of her residence,
by her common-law husband.
The woman, Annie Mae King,
812 Moore street, suffered knife
wounds on the chin and neck, and
lost mnch blood before she was dis-
covered by her mate, Joe Noble, and
carried to Robert B. Green liospi
tal.
Noble told police that the woman
had been at the Red Star bar, 002
Seguln street, where she had be-
come Involved In a fight witli Brown
McCoy, 18, 327 Mobile walk. She
was slashed and stabbed three
times. Operators of the tavern fail-
ed to report the incident, police
said.
McCoy was hooked for aggravat-
ed assault with a knife.
Louisville U.Names Two Negroes
To Faculty of Medical School
S.A.Man'Punctured'
As He TurnsAround
Jim Mills, 29, 117 Omaha, was
treated at Santa Rosa hospital
Wednesday evening, Dec. 10, for
knife wounds. According to Mills,
he and Ills wife, Mrs. Ruth Mills,
10, were visiting Soutli Olive street
friends. He declared that his back
was to Mrs. Mills, who '"was show-
ing a knife." Mills turned around,
he said, and "was punctured."
By the Associated Negro Press
LOUISVILLE — The Univer-
sity of Louisville medical
school added a new first for in-
tegration in the South last week
when it announced the appoint-
ment of two Negroes to Its fie-
"'ft. two faculty members are
Dr. Orvlile Ballard, resident
physician at Waverly Hills Tu-
berculosis sanatorium, and Dr.
Grace M. James, acting Instruc-
tor In the out-patient children's
clinic at General hospital.
Hiey are believed to be the
first Negroes to be appointed to
the faculty of a white univer-
in (he South. This action
axes a trend toward racial
ation in colleges in Ken-
ever since the state
ded its Day law a few
i back to allow Negroes to
nd these schools in keeping
1 a U. S. Supreme court dc-
| also follows op the heels of
laing of a white nursing
I In Louisville to Negroes
^1 fortnight ago. Currently,
ay attend most col-
i In the state of Kentucky.
Itr the old Day law, Ne-
(8pe LOUISVILLE, Page 3.)
And So
He Got
Her Numbers In
By the Associated Negro Press
DETROIT, Mich. — While
Patrolman Jesse Ray of the
vice bureau, who wears civilian
clothes, was waiting in an east
side apartment, Friday, to make
a raid on an alleged nuitucl
tuni-in station, Ruby Simpson,
30, entered the apartment anil
mistook Patrolman Kay for the
regular pickup man and gave
him an envelope which «on-
tained 22 mutuel plays and
$8.22.
The officer quoted Miss Simp-
son as saying, "Be sure to get
my numbers in."
Recorder's Judge Gerald W.
Great fined Iter $25 or 30 days.
(unities,' salaries and other work-
ing conditions. Its inter-group re-
Bce NURSES. Page 3.)
16-Year-01d Wife
Reports Youth
Rapes Her Twice
The alleged rape of a 10-year-old
wife was reported Saturday after-
noon, Dee. 19, some 24 hours after
the attack allegedly occurred, po-
llee revealed, this week. Delay in
reporting the assault was not ex-
plained.
The 16-year-old Courtland place
wife said that when she answered
the door, about 3 o'clock, Friday
afternoon, a 10-year-old youth,
whom she identified, threatened
her with a knife, forced her into
a room, made her undress, and
railed her.
She said that following this first |
attack, he warned her that if she
told anyone about the incident,
he would kill her. Then, she said,
he ngaii} had relations with her.
'"Later, she claimed, "he heard
a noise and left."
That night, the woman told her
husband what had happened.
restaurant lu the Richmond Sta-
tion."
The complalui ;i,ln for n hearing
anil mi investigation, to be followrfi
with an order commanding the rqll-
ro.id. the terminal company, nhd
the Union News to stop their prac-
tices.
Some 17 ludlvlduiU — including
one white — and Hie XAACP ire
the plaintiffs In the complaint. The
specific case centered on the wblte
uiau, Warren gtetiel.
According to the suit, Stetaol and
A. 3. f>l«(iwi. .iioUI^JklA,
KFO, were not .illowei) to remain
the same coach wlille travel\U'f.
gether from .Mobile (o Jnrksotlll
on the "Louisville sndv,'N"ashvli
•railroad. • v
En route, a r.>a<lilctor forced
Crishon to go to a Jim Crow i
and would not let Stetsel join hi
the complaint said. It-
Other- railroad* named M lite
suit are:
The St. Louit-Saii Fr:
Southern, Santa f>, Texas
Pacific, Atlanta Coast line,
sourl Pacific, Selh.iard Air
Kansas City Houtlliiwl, lUinollLdt
tial, and Gulf, Mobile and Ohio.
S. A. Wife Hurls
Lye Solution
Into Mate's Face
BaltimoreNAACP
Drops from 5000
To 2000 Members
Algic Passmote, 922 Hampton
street, escaped serious injury,
Thursday morning, Dei.-. 17, wben a
pan of lye water was allegedly
hurled into liis face by big wife,
Mrs. Florence Psssiuore.
The couple, according to police re-
ports, became involved in an argu-
ment at the family rt-sidenee. The
throwing of the caustic solution de-
veloped.
When police arrived. Pasamore
lind bathed his face with clear
water, and was taken to Robert B.
flreen hospital for further treat-
ment, where it was said that he
suffered only "slight" burns aboitt
the face.
(See Win, Page t i
4
San Antonio Man
Scalded as Boiling:
Water Overturn!
Kato Wash, 37, was scalded, Sun-
day, In an accident at his res'-lpn *
227 Brahan boulevard , rune).
Wash entered the kitchen wheii
water was boiling on thn store, aiJI
in bending over, upset the »ien>J
with his being doused by the l>< jC
ing water. Be was scsldod -h -J
the shoulders, hips, and legs
A Hope ambulance carried L rp
to Brooke Army hospital, wheif
the seriousness of his Injuries waif
not immediately ascertained
By the Associated Necro I'ifi**
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk
branch of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, which attracted state-wide
attention five years ago by enroll-
ing !i,000 members and hiring a
full-time secretary, has fewer than
2,000 paid up members today, it was
disclosed here last week.
The drive to raise money for the
defense of Ruffin Junior Selby,
last summer, was the outstanding
(See BALTIMORE, Page 3.)
Central African
Fe^erationVoting
Won by Liberals
«
By the Associated \'e»'ro Prom
SALISBURY, Southern Rhodesia
— Advocates of segregation took a
beating here last week ns results of
the Urst election in Ihe ncwly-
formeil Central African federation
Showed n landslide vlctory-for God-
frey Bnggins .and his Federal par-
ty.
The- Hugglns party stands for
partnership between Africans anili
Europeans in tho federation. Its department pulmotor crcw worked
strongest opposition party, the Con- futllely.to revive tho attack victim,
federate party, advocates segrega- then sent him to Baptist Memorial
hospital. He was .pronounced dead
(See LIBERALS; Pare 3.) 'on arrival.
Heart Attack Fatal
Gus •Smith, 60, 203 Monclova,
succumbed, Thursday morning, Dec.
37, to a sudden heart attack, suf-
fered while he was at work In the
600 liloqk of Monterrey.
Called to C20 Monterrey, a fire
Mississippi Rejects Law
To End Public Schools
j
3y the Asovciaied Nerro Presa '
ACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi state senate lut woak rm
jected an amendment which would allow tho state tu tbolisp
public schools in th« event the U. 8. Supreme court outUwa
regation.
Sitting as a committee of the whole, the len&te refused ta
approve the amendment already passed by the house Thn rot$
was a tie, 24-24. Final action came after more than thr»« iour«
will have to resort to aacli i.-iioi
but that day Is nipt her« now Vol
are creating a Frankenatetn
ster, and just as sure *» this he*
comes a part of the coast iflitlofc'
the legislature (a going to be called
here to destroy public education —<
the cornerstone of our detaiii-racy.™
But Sen. Earl Evans anw tn fh«
measure the only means of prefers*
ing segregation and the whit*- rtiae.
Among oilier things, he said
"We've got to have thta tool t#
fight with. We're all for «egvi»*ated
(See jnSSTSSIl'P". Page O
of debate. Since the senate was in
committee of the -^vhole, the Heu-
m a . , . tenant governor was not allowed to
To San An toman, 60. vote.
' In rejecting the amendment, legis-
lators said the time was not ripe for
such drastic action. This was coun-
tered by supporters of the measure
who maintained that if such action
were not taken and integration
comes, the white race would be
"mongrelized."
Sen. Brlnkley Morton, speaking
against the amendment, sftid in
liart:
Tim .time may'come when-we
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NAACP Launches Anc&er Attack on J. Crow
Jim Crow Railroad Stations,
Restaurants Now
Under Fire ,
By the Ansoclatei! Negro Press
W ASHINGTON — Tho NAACP last week attack-)! -Mgtcgfc.
*' tion in railroad stations and restaurants as au-K.ti-)r ofciat
of its campaign to wipe out Jim Crow by 1963. ' i
The association filed a complaint with the IntewUte Co®.
merce commission charging 11 railroads, the Richmond vj.
Terminal company, and the Union News- company w:ti c -rt
tinuing segregation practices. i
The suit charges the railroads
with trying t«> euforco segreflation
in interstate travel, despite a 8u-
preme court decision outlawfng It
Tho rnlon Xew* company wna ac-
of <(oi«nitlii£ a Jim Crow
Wife of Deacon
Slain by Jilted
Choir Member
j
Six-Year-Old Illicit Affajpr
Ends in Traced?
When Womao('Qvits"
By the Aaaoclatad M Mi i Pi ma
DETIIOIT, Mich. — Mm Th. .n*
Mathewa, 2-1, usher at '.he New T«4t
anient Baptist church, out Hit.-'a
a deacon of the church, wan
-member of one of young i
Pie's Choiri of the same tfiurch.
Held for hiveatlgatlon fa.Email
Trotter, 19. y
The romance which eml-M In tri«»
ed.v started six yeara ago, fa
and continued smoothly until el»*
a year ago, when Trotter low «
left arm in an accident at the
trolt Arsenal plant.
Trotter declared he (oned Mri
Mathewa. He said they !tre<t for "j
another, and ahe did tvarrtbij
for him that a man could tapper .
his wife,- including oo iklo^
meals, washing aid Inwfag
Clothes, and- she even bore «im '
•on, six years ago, deaptt» the tafl
that she was living with b*r br(
band.
Trotter said he brough:. to*
check to Mrs. Mathewa Juat as ot>i
husband would to his wif*. an t
m. ... ' • J/-*-."
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