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"CITIZEN OF THE YEAR"—At the twenty-first annual nil-sports
dinner nnd jamboree, the 100 I*«»r Out Wrong club, 8|»onsored by the
Atlanta (<»a.) Dp »lr World—the nation's only Negro dnlly—cited I)r.
Walter S. Davis, president of Tennessee A. and I. college, an the "Citizen
Of ho Year."
I»r. Davis was one of nine individtinh whose 11*55 achievements were
tainted in "The Golden Era of S)H>rts.''
lie is shown above looking at the citation that was presented him
at tin' Atlanta affair.
President Eisenhower Deplores
Riots at Alabama University
I). C. Physician
Gets Prison Term
In Abortion Case
By the Associated Negro Preae
WASHINGTON — Dr. AIra 15.
Harper, 51. a Washington physician,
t:ifl been sentenced to prison to nerve
lb months to four years on an
aln>rtion involving a ^o-year-old
married woman.
In imposing the sentence Judge
Alexander Holtzoff of the U. W. dis-
trict court for thf* District of Co-
lumbia also ordered the physician's
licence to practice medicine retoketL
Tt. Harper was convicted recent-
ly of procuring the abortion by
the use of a medicine last April. At
bis trial, the physi< inn admitted he
treated the woman but denied the
abortion charge.
Defense counsel announced they
Would appeal the physician's con-
▼lotion.
Couple Presents
President Hand-
Made Golf Bag
By 'ha Asa^rlHted Negro Preae
WASHINGTON — Mr nnd Mm.
Plea It Swan of Flint, Mich., pre
•ented President Eisenhower last
Week with an artistic hand-made
golf bag The natural tan leather
bug was nj^d*» in the form of Wasli-
|p,^tr»n'a monument and decorated
With hand-tooled likenesses of the
nation's historic landmarks.
one side of the bag was decorated
with an American flag done in the
natural colors of red, white an-l
blue, waving above a map of the
I'nited State*. Another side wan de-
signed with the portrait of Jeffer-
•on's memorial, Lincoln's memorial
an<l the Tomb of the Unknown Sol-
dier The third side was decorated
with the likeness of St. John's
Episcopal "Church of Presidents,"
the Whfte House and the Supremo
Court
The fourth side had an Inscrip-
tion of the preamble to the Conati-
tntton tooled in the leather, along
with the names of all the prewidentx.
Beneath this inscription was insert-
ed the name of President. Dwight
I) Eisenhower and Vice President
Richard Nixon, along with the
names of each cabinet secretary.
I'pon receiving this most unusual
fift, the President sent a letter of
thanks to the designers. The letter
expressed deep appreciat ion both for
the handsome bag and for the kind-
ness of the artists who wanted him
to hove It.
"ita originality and fine work-
manship Ls indeed remarkable," said
the President's letter. "I am par-
ticularly attracted to your choice of
Our country's great national monu-
ments as decoration.''
He stated that he hoped to soon
have the opportunity of using this
bag and believe** it will bring him
luck.
The bag was presented to {Secre-
tary of T>abor James P. Mitchell
at the "Salute to Eisenhower" din-
ner given at Flint, Mich., Jan. 20,
to be delivered to the President.
Mitchell relayed the gift to Eisen-
hower at the Whlt*» House, Wednes-
day and the President sent the
By the Associated Negro Press
W ASHINGTON— The federal
V\ government deplores any
effort nuwle to defy the law,
staled President Eisenhower
last week. This statement was
made Ln reference to the out-
break at the University of Ala-
bama because a colored stu-
dent enrolled tiiere last week
under order of the federal dis-
"thank you" letter to the givers on
the following day.
Swan was born in Lexington,
Miss., but moved to Michigan at
the age of 14. lie has worked as a
cotton sampler and grader, bus boy,
chef, chauffeur and butler.
EAST SIDE WILLING
WORKERS CLl'B
The East Side Willing Workers
club met ln the home of Mrs. Ber-
nlce Gibbons with the president
in charge. Business was discussed.
The fish fry was enjoyable. "Get
weir cards were sent to shut-ins.
The hostess presented each member
with a Valentine card. The next
meeting will be held on February
2b, in the home of Mrs. Emma Dose-
do, 418 Harney street.
Programs, Feb. 26,
At New Salem
Baptist Church
The missionary society of New
fltlsm Baptist ohurch, 2011 Burnt!
street, will present a program of
spiritual singing and shaking on
missionary work, Sunday afternoon,
I ebruary 20. at 3 o'clock. Appear-
ing on the program will be the fol'
lowing groups nnd soloists:
The New Salem Hnrmoulzers, the
Newt Sisters, the Spiritual Five,
Miss Mildred Bethany, and Miss
Nola J. Woods, The guest speaker
will be Mrs. A. J. Quint on of Aus-
tin, Texas.
Each member of the society will
represent a state, and the public is
invited to enjoy the progrum, and
sit in the section of the state of
their choice.
At 8 o'clock, Sunday uight, there
will be a spiritual song program,
rendered by the New Hope Gospel
singers, and the New S.tlein liar-
niouiiters. Other singers will nppear
on this program. The program is
sponsored by Mrs. O. M. Bethany,
The Rev. P. Roberson Is pastor.
(Paid advertisement)
»
Taylor Singers
At New Hope, Sunday
February Session
The Smilette Gospel singers of
Taylor, Texas, with Arthur Wright,
soloist and narrator, will be pre-
sented nt New Hope Baptist church,
Sunday, February L'O, at 8 o'clock,
and nt 0 o'clock, under the nuspices
f the New Ilo/e Junior mission.
The public is invited. Mrs. Lullaby
Brown is president; Mrs. Zola
Brown, secretary; and the Itev. T.
H. Kobinson, pastor.
(Paid advertisement)
trirt court.
Eisenhower let il be known
that this Alabama situation is
being watched by the depart-
ment of justire even (hough it
might he a problem for (he state
to settle.
These facts were revealed at
(lie President's weekly press con-
ferenre when an ANP reporter
asked Eisenhower if lie felt
that the outbreak at t!ie Ala-
bama university wm a viola-
tion of (he federal law and if
lie planned to ask (he just lee
department (o investigate It.
The President replied (hat
(he department of justice was
already looking into the situa-
tion and (ha( he did not have
to order (hem to do so. The tie-
pa rtment of justice automatic-
ally looks into anything which
comes up (hat might affect a
federal law, continued the
President.
He recalled, however, that
the Supreme court had lurned
(he whole process of integra-
tion back to (he district courts
with specific- instruction to
handle it under local conditions.
He expressed belief that au-
thorises in that slate from the
governor on down should have
an opportunity to straighten out
this situation. He felt that the
chancellor, the trustees, the lo-
cal authorities, the student body
and all the rest should have
lime (o act.
He hoped (ha( (he federal gov-
ernmen( could avoid any inter-
ference.
The justice department would
not comment on the President's
remarks regarding (he investi-
gation.
Both Alabama senators re-
mained silent on the matter.
Senator Lester Hill's office re-
ported that they knew nothing
about it except what they read
in the papers, and they did not
see how a I . S. senator could
do anything about it.
Senator John Sparkman, for-
mer candidate for the vice pres-
idency on (he Democratic ticket,
could not be reached at all for
comment, neither could his as-
sistant.
"DRIVING THROUGH THE YEARS"
The story of the MotorCar
***** BODY STYLES "YESTERDAY AND TODAY ««s
The orlgional cars were
Imitations of buggies
(A TYPICAL ISO? CAR.)
BY I9H, cor bodies
were changing-#fif
mechanical needs
buf mrefarfroir) beau+iful
■I' Hi 111
2^
In the 1920'® ihe
closed body became
popular,setting a
new trend
Jus* before World Warl
Mrs were on ihe
- ^ way to becoming
beau+iful
Today, beauty of iine,comfod safety are feafutes
'built into" auto bodies
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ST. LOUIS PRESS CLUB HONORS D. C. PI BLIC RELATIONS MAN—Moss II. Kendrix (center),
head of the Moss H. Kendrix organization, Washington, 1). was recently the reclpleut of an "Honorary
lifetime Membership' from the Mound City Press club, St. Louis, Mo. Above, Kendrix is flanked by Otis
N. Thompson, Jr., retiring president nnd former associate editor of the St. Louis Argus; Attorney Frankle
Freeman, past hoooree of the press club; Jennlo Barnes, nnd Bonnie Rogers, incoming club president. Ken-
drix installed the lft.v,; officers for the club during the organization's annual banquet and later entertained
the newly elected officers nnd their friends at a reecptiou. Thompson is an associate in the Kendrix firm.
irst Class
Travel Difficult
;or Negroes
WASHINGTON—Traveling shout
the country ls still very difficult for
Negroes who desire first class ac-
commodations.
The Negro traveler Ls welcome
ln not more than six i>er cent of the
nation's better hotels nnd motels,
It has been revealed in a preliminary
rei»ort issued by the public rela-
tions firm of Andrew F. Jackson
and associates, F street, N. W.,
here.
According to the Jackson firm
more than 2500 of the finest hotels
and motels participated in the sur-
vey, which excjtyfled southern
states. They wpre not surveyed
Invause of the (existence of state
laws prohibiting the intermingling
of races. One of the states, Virginia,
did show up in r£he survey because
of the ownership of two motels was
by absentee, 011 trpf-state, landlords.
All hotels and motels surveyed are
members of the IRQ9.1 respected trade
organizations, including.
■t«Sfv
American
Date Should Have
Been Early Twenties,
Not 1917
In a reeont article giving Ihe his-
tory of tho Ml. Zlon First ltaptlat
senior choir, the report wan In error
mf to certain dates.
Numex of the members who still
serve In Ihe music department from
the early twenties are Mrs. Addle
Mae Embree, Mrs. I.. S. Thomas,
Forrest Mills, Sirs. Velmn Divings,
Mrs. Lula Jones, nnrt Mrs. Irene
MoClure.
The date was previously reported
as 1017.
(Paid advertisement)
t
Men's Day, Sunday,
At Mt. Calvary
Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist
church, 125 flora street, the Mfcv.
O. Jones, pastor, will observe Mrf«
day, Sunday, February 20, with the
Hcv. A. Polk bringing Uie message.
Nathan Bullet Is president of the
group of men. Prof. Hubert Rogers
will sjieak for the men, and spon-
sor a program with local talent np-
liearing. The public is Invited.
(Pnld advertisement)
CHRISTIAN PRAYER
IMND
The CHWstlnn Prayer'band will
es street, Saturday evening, Febru-
ary 25, at 7 o'clock.
JoyTemple Church of God
To Hear New Salem
Harmonizers, Sunday
Joy Temple Church of C,od will
present the New Salem Ilarmonla-
ers, Sunday afternoon, February
2(1, at 15:30 o'clock ln a full pro-
gram of sons*. To reach Joy Tent-
pie, one should go out Highway 00,
west, turn right on Prosperity
street and fjevern street. Hev. Otha
Williams Is pastor.
Information may be obtained by
calling J'pitol 5-1188, Kirjath Wil-
son, assistant manager; or CApl-
tol T-ODDO, C. W. Force.v, president.
Mrs. Lillian Williams Is sponsor.
(Paid advertisement)
Miss Hicks to be
Guest Speaker
In Indianapolis
Miss Jessie Mat nicks, statist!
din of the Senior Women's nuxll
lary of theNational Baptist Conren
tlon of America, has accepted an In-
vitation to be guest speaker for the
nnnual meeting of tho Christian
Women's Inter-Denomina tlonal
Service organisation, Indianapolis,
Indiana. Miss Ilieks has been ad-
vised that Jones Tabernacle AMR
Zlon church, Rev. Edwin Kenney,
will be Mm host church for the an-
nual meeting.
Mrs. Fannie Young, member of
the finance committee, National
Baptist Convention of America, and
Mrs. Annie Sims of the Jones Tab-
ernacle church, arc the heads of the
program. *
♦
Quartet, Singers Ass'n
Announces Programs
For Sunday, March 4
Tht Quartet and Singers associa-
tion will lie at the West End Uliurch
of God In Christ, Sunday, March
4, at S o'clock. Later, they will
appear at flast St. Paul Methodist
church, Uluebonnet street, at n o'-
clock. R. J. Lemon is president,
and Ucorge Ilurdaway Is manager.
(Paid advertisement)
Ht. Calvary Baptist
To Have Songfest,
Thursday, March 1
Mrs. V. M. Blser and the Willing
Workers chorus will sponsor a song-
fest, at Mt Calvary Baptist church,
831 I'oinRettia street, Thursday
night, March 1, at 8 o'clock. Mrs.
Hotel n-ssoctittoS; American Motel . "oyer band will
Association. Gunlit/ Courts United.. ''"'d.,tsI,g".,nr '«<'eting in the lioint
association, Qunlit' Courts United,. ,
Best of Western Motels, American | . Uertha UQlotnon, 1>29 Hedg-
Autoinohiie association and Super-{
lor courts. Standards for member-
ship are high; Inspections of fa
cllltles, services and morality ore
regular and rigid. Some merit the
approval and recommendation of
Duncan Illne*, Diners Club nnd
Gourmet magazine. They are first
class ln every reaped.
The survey proved conclusively
that discrimination nnd prejudice
are very much in evidence in states
where Negro travelers ore supposed
to be protected by civil rights laws.
These laws are easily circumvented
as most travelers know. Even with
a bona fide confirmed reservation,
prejudiced room clerks nnd mana-
gers, devise all kinds of excuses to
deny Negroes the use of rooms and
thus evade prosecution under the
law.
Competition Mnlies Business
A widely accepted theory that
when competition Is Intense, racial
bigotry is wiped out, is both true
and false. It is a fad in some areas;
utterly false ln others.
For instance In southern New
Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, south-
ern Indiana and Ohio, even where
competition is intense among the
motels in those regions, it is almost
impossible for Negro travelers to
secure accommodations in the best
places.
On the other hand, the survey
showed that Negroes will be accept-
ed in other areas where, heretofore
they were shunned. A New York mo-
tel chain with first class Installa-
tions ill Allentown, and Pittsburgh,
l'a., Fort Wayne, Ind.. Wilmington,
Oel., Stevensville, Md„ nnd Klpto-
peke Beach, Virginia, welcome all
well-behaved persons regardless of
race, color and creed.
First class motels are accepting
Negroes in Warning, Montana,
Utah, Idaho, Arlmtia nnd New Mex-
ico. Some of the most luxurious
summer resorts 41# New York. Ver-
mont, New HamMhire, where com-
petition has beat keen for many
years, are gradually letting down
the bars of prejudice.
Survey to Published
Because the Information In this
snrvey on travel •ccommodntlone is
so vital to the more thuu two mil-
lion Negro families with automo-
biles, the Jackson firm will make
lit available In the fifih anniversary
edition of "GO-Guide to Pleasant
Motoring," which will be published
April 1.
One of the most Important reve-
lations in the survey concerns price
of accommodations. Modern motel
units, air conditioned with tile com-
bination baths, car ports, and beau-
tiful landscaping, average $0 to $8
for double occupancy.
Hotel prices in the better hotels
are similarly priced, except that
tliere Is more v»rlety in the type
and location of rooms, and services
available. Most hotels are now of-
fering free spin to children under
14 when accompanied by parents
All of these facts dealing with ac-
commodation*, what they cost, and
how to get ther# are detailed In the
forthcoming Issue of "GO-Gulde to
Pleasant Motoring."
R. ]. Washington
Tailor and Designer
Business, dress suits,
and sport coats our specialty
CApitoI 3-8792
105 Chestnut Street
local talent. The program will lit
in the Interest of the senior elwlr
Blser will be accompanied try the „f Mt. calvary Baptist church, and
Christian I nlon Echoes, News Sis- ulc public Is Invited to attend.
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FRIDAY, FCTRI'ARY », ft*
S. A. District
Conference Set;
For Next Week
The San Antonio District ,
ference, Methodist church
meet at Jacobs Cliniiel Methoi
church, February 2».Morch 2 «'
Hev. Prenon L. S. Woods, gu'mda
Undent, presiding.
The theme for the conference #111
be "The Challenge to EvniiseHg."
with emphasis on all pirns?, of
the evaugellstla mission of the
church.
Speakers daring the sewloni in-
clude the Revs. 0. 8. Weaver T.
M. nruton, R. S. Meshy, H. E.
Reeves, nnd Ralph Seller; and
John T. King, and Rev. N. p. put.
terson.
The Minister's Wives nnd Daujli.
tors' nssoclntlon will hold It, an-
mini worship and oonaecrutian ,erv-
ice on Thursday evening, March 1.
This service will be cllnuuMd
with the crowning of the queens.
During the week the morning
slons Will open nt 10 o'clock, anil
the evening worship services will
begin at 7:30.
GOOD SAMARITAN
GUILD
The Good Samaritan gnlld met la
Ihe home of Mrs. Dorothy Clark,
and an Interesting business session
wus held. Following the business
session, a dluner was served the
guests. The next meeting will be
held In the home of Mrs. George
Dosuiukes, 1216 Delaware Btreet.
tern, Evangelistic singers, nnd other'
i public
(Paid advertisement)
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