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Wednesday, July 24, 1957 Cfec Clarioit'lLcDgcr 7 red-headed mother cf five, told of living among the Arabic speaking I Gordon Funeral the tearful goodbye when more Baptist Women See Old Indian Country FARMERS HAVE Resimis At Set Wednesday GONE TO TOWN Services for L. L. Gordon, 60, ill Saints of Rt. 4, Jackson, on the Brandon than one hundred of them stood in the rain singing in Arabic "Bless Be the Tie That Binds." After the services the staff of the conference, some sixty of them, shook hands with the fifteen hundred of us. As we filed through we spoke briefly to each of them and they seemed genuinely interested in us and our small raea By DOROTHY KELLY GLORIETA, N.

M. If you Road, will be conducted at 3 p. m. Wednesday from Wright and have ever been to town shopping ed by two thousand Indians around 1300 A. D.

The lack of water and shortage of game forced them to desert this section for broader river valleys and mesas. The ruins of pueblos which hous Ferguson chapel, with the Rev. Roy S. Hulan, his pastor, officiat SUMMIT Frank Watkins, who carries a rural mail route out of Summit, did some personal research on the ques-toin of how many farmers also have city jobs. "I went over my list of patrons carefully and I do not think there are but two out of the 275 who make their livelihoods exclusively on the farm," he reported.

"The others have some form of industrial or commercial work to supplement their farm ed 500 Indians are still there. We could see the toe and hand holes (CO 4 on Saturday afternoon you know what Sante Fe looks like, except that the shoppers are a different race, Indians. So the delegation of Baptist from Mississippi who are attending the week long Woman's Missionary Union meet here at Glorieta found. After attending innumerable conferences on W. M.

U. problems Saturday morning we arranged VICKSBURG Dr. W. G. Christian, rector of All Saints Episcopal college here for the past 20 years has submitted his resignation.

The resignation, however, does not become effective until June 1953. Dr. Christian timed his retirement to follow completion of several college improvement projects. Bishop Duncan Gray of the Mississippi Diocese Episcopal church, released the announce made as they climbed the perpendicular cliffs, the caves they dug into the solid rock for additional rooms, and their drawings which depicted their lives. of work at home.

Sunday morning, even as Baptists throughout the world, we rose late, and more leisurely than other days, dressed and then went to Sunday School. With missionaries leading the various classes we got a new insight into the teaching arm of the church program. Dr. Walter Pope Binns, president of William Jewell college, Liverty, Missouri, preached an inspiring sermon on "Salvation! SEE MISS BROWN MAKE COLOR PICTURES On our return we came back by ing. He had been in failing health for sometime and died at 4:30 a.

m. Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital, where he had been a patient for about two weeks. Interment will be made in Jackson Memorial Gardens. He was a native of Coldwater, a resident of Jackson for the past 20 years, and had been employed by the Arkansas Fuel Oil company as a lubrication engineer for moro than 10 years. He was a member of the First Christian church and a veteran of World War I.

His survivors include his widow, the Plaza, or central square, ot kTHER FORECAST Rain is predicted Wednesday for mot area from south Atlantic coast westward through southern ns es well as parts of northern and central Plains and em Washington. Fair weather with clear to partly cloudy i are expected elsewhere in the nation. It will be cooler in and Tennessee Valleys; warmer in upper and middle Mis-ppi Valleys. Clarion-Ledger AP Wirephoto Map. ain9 Rain We've Had Enough Sante Fe.

Indians of all nearby Negro Baptists tribes sat under the overhanging ment Tuesday confirming Dr. Christian's resignation. A successor will be selected later by a college screening committee which is row studying ap roofs with a selection of their handicraft spread out before them Voice Confidence In Doctor Hume for sale. They were wonderful sub plications. Miss Almarine Brown, former jects of our cdor-film cameras in RIVER STAGES Flood Present 24-hour with the dining hall to pack us sack lunches of sandwiches and fruit, which we ate enroute; we rented two cars and left.

The twelve ladies had as their destination the prehistoric cliff dwellings of Pueblo Indians in the Frijole Canyon near Los Alamos, N. M. Among those making the trip were Miss Eleanor Bridges and Mrs. J. A.

Anderson of Belzoni, Mrs. W. E. Hannah of Clinton, Mrs. J.

A. Anderson of Belzoni, Mrs. Frank Stephens and Mrs. L. E.

Robinson of Clinton, Mrs. Parker Lamb of Meridian, Mrs. W. F. Rev.

H. II. Hume of Greenville stage stage change received votes of confidence Tues EPARTMENT OP COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Jackson. Mississippi Loeel Out July 24, 1957. Sunset Wednesday Sunrise Thursday a.m.

Mirtnifht 8 a.m. 11 Nom p.m. Mrs. upyi Duncan uoraon; one day night as President of the Mis their brightly colored costumes, blankets and shoes. Their ebony colored eyes peeked out from under bangs of straight black hair and they smiled shyly, But just son, Tommy Bill Gordon; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.

30 rl2.1 0.1 Fall .,.,7 74 77 84 Ti Ti 71 73 Checker Contest Winner Goes On Hawaii Vacation MERIDIAN An East Mississippi resident. Mrs Alex Dees oi Philadelphia, judged No. 1 groc president of Mississippi Woman's Missionary Union, now executive secretary of the Arizona Woman's Missionary Union, was in charge of the persons who took the offering. We felt honored that of the sixteen she selected, with the help of Miss Nettie Rae Traylor of our Jackson W. M.

U. office, five were Mississippians and the rest from Arizona. Moving with the preci- 34 lt.l 0.7 Fall 44 19.0 1.0 Fall Stations: MISSISSIPPI St. Louis Memphis Helena Arkansas City Vicksburg Natchez like in my hometown and yours they had come to town with their 71 sionary Baptist State Convention of Mississippi, now in session at the Masonic Temple. Rev.

Hume earlier received a vote of confidence from the Executive Board of the convention. The vote came as a result of an at SSW5 130 B2 children for Saturday. W5 WSW5 42 17.8 0.8 Fall 43 22.4 1.1 Fall Leo Daniels, of Memphis, and Mrs. Luther Daniels, of Cold-water; and three brothers, Henry Gordon, of Senatobia, Roy Gordon, of Hernando, and W. D.

Gordon, of Wynne, Ark. Pallbearers will be V. Lee Owns, C. D. Chapman, O.

Hemphill, 29.97 On our return to camp we heard Dr. and Mrs. C. W. McCullough, ,.2.9 30 01 30 03 k'EDNKKUAT FOKECASTS 48 T32.3 1.3 Fall Moore of Cuba, Ala.

(who came over with us), Mrs. Billy Herring also of Meridian, Mrs. J. T. Lyons 1 4 Vicinity: Partlv rloudv Red River Lndg 45 missionaries in the Carribean Is altered afternoon thunderihower a.

tack upon him made by the Min ery checker in a contest which ery checker in a contest which covered the United States. Hawaii, Baton Rouge 35 25.3 0,7 Fall nign mi. Tnursday Outlook lands, tell of their life there and isters Improvement Association of of afternoon thundershowera low Dojialdsonville 28 17.6 1.0 Fall sion of the Rockettes in this task were Mrs. J. C.

Glandney and HU-94. of McComb, and Miss Sue Tatum of Yazoo City. SAW "KIVA" Canada and Pueflo Ttrco, ac inrCotumbia. Ttiey told of requiring the little dark children to Mississippi, following the publication of a report of the financial tppt: Partly cloudy, widely scat J. H.

Hanna, R. E. Ferrell and C. New Orleans 17 0.4 Fall ATCHAFALAYA Mrs. L.

L. Overslreet of Jackson lostly daytime showers and wear clothes to all church meet- Miss Eleanor Bridges of Belzoni disbursements of the State Sov- E- Reeves We travelled through the Pueblo lowers. RAINFALL companied by her husband, left Meridian by plane Monday for a two weeks vacation in Hawaii. 6 5,4 0.1 Fall ings and once sent a six-year old land Miss Sue Tatum of Yazoo ereignty Commission. Morgan City OUACHITA Camden of San lldefonso and saw a neat, clean group of primitive Indian Hume has threatened to file a August 15 Is City- As Southeastern winner, Mrs.

And so Saturday and Sunday corriDeted with nine other 2fi 40 0.1 Fall 0.6 Fall 5.5 27.2 buildings and our first $325,000 suit against six persons were spent here at Glorieta. which district winners at Cleveland, Moving The kiva is used for religious ceremonies and is a tremendous Date home to put on unaccustomed clothes. He fulfilled their requirements by returning wearing shoes and his father's red suspenders. They melted and let him in. Mrs.

Finlay Graham, vivacious means happy home, just like Bap Ohio, for the four-country title. and firms for calling him a pro-segregationist. He is editor of the Greenville Advocate. BLACK Jonesville OHIO Pittsburg Customer vote, an essay, speed Mont. K-k eles tists in Mississippi spent those days.

pit or hole entered by ladder and usually roofed over for privacy. It is only for men and Cincinnati Hlfh I.kw RalnfalM 4 7 ,.2 7 Ti CI 77 N'l .71 P7 Ni .2 .17 ..73 .03 ..91 74 84 49 ..85 73 .24 7S .0) .,84 til 89 74 .24 .91 73 .14 ..79 Kt ..92 74 ..93 "75 ..92 73 ..80 72 .04 .89 72 .104 Vli ..84 72 .02 ..86 7(1 i ..89 7 2 .06 .87 74 .15 and efficiency in checking and personality figured in the judging. More than 25,000 checkers entered the ower-all contest. women may not even get near it, Despite the ram we drove on 50 45.1 0.6 Fall 25 216.6 0.1 Rise S2al2.2 0.2 Rise 40 19.9 0.5 Fall 23 8.2 0.4 Fail 39 11.7 0.2 Rise 32 rll.8 0.5 Fail 18 4.3 0.4 Fall Mrs. Dees also received a com through cliffs of sheer beauty illS ery ans a City A.

plete wardrobe, set of luggage, made up of layers erf vari-colored Thompson Suggests Fees For Garbage Tuesday night's session avoided the suit and a report that a movement may be underway to unseat him as the Convention's President, but the near-capacity crowd roared their approval as Jackson Negro ministers and an attorney voiced their confidence in Rev. Hume. One speaker Tuesday night said, after the meeting, "This is a Baptist meeting, and question Cairo ARKANSAS Little Rock RED Shreveport Alexandria PEARL Jackson mink stole, watch, radio and a stones washed smooth by the cen number of other awards. turies. Stunted trees dotted the omo rt Mrs.

Dees is the mother of two sons, Alex, III, 10, and Bobby, 9 '8 coldest spot: West Yellowstone, and has been a grocery checker for four years. Her husband is I. hottest spot: Gila Bend, Ariz, st rain: El Paso, Tex. 1.84 ins. in By ED GOINS Mayor Allen Thompson posed For Children MERIDIAN The Mississippi Grand Lodge of Masons has set August 15 as the date for transferring 15 boys from the Masonic Home in Columbus to the Masonic Home in Meridian which will be operated for both boys and girls in tr future.

The newcomers will be housed in the Royal Arch building originally built for a boys dormitory and occupied as such before the boys were sent to Columbus to live in a masonic home for boys made possible by the generosity of thi late philanthropist, B. B. Jones. This move was made in 1921 after the Meridian institution had operated for boys and girls since the opening in 1908. Extensive repairs have been made, to the boys dormitory.

Stage yeuterday morning, Stage day before yesterday. aPool stage. of lawsuits will not come mountains as high as we could see them. Deep gorges lay on one side of the modern paved highway which hugged the side of the mountain on the other side. In Bandelier National Park we went on a mile and a half walking tour through the cliffs that were occupi- said, adding that it would be done by an educational campaign if possible and by strict enforcement of the ordinances if necessary.

the brother of Mrs. Charles rreeny of Meridian. the possibility Tuesday that the city start charging for collection of garbage in commercial areas. Mayor Thompson pointed out orientation in preparation for as At the same time, Commissioner; that "in almost every progressive suming health ofneer duties Jackson county. He will work here Lake Campbell said the city will ghway Department yards Contracts city, people have to pay to have their garbage picked up." Dr.

Hume is scheduled to address the Convention Wednesday at 3 p.m. Dr. Joseph H. Jackson, National President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, and pastor of the Olivet Baptist Church of Chicago, 111., will speak Wednesday night. The Convention adjourns after its Thursday night session.

insist that Jackson residents remove their garbage cans from the streets. In too many cases, he stated, the cans are permanent "We are going to have to get more money to run the city," he added. "We are not considering under the supervision of Dr. R. Bourret, director of the local health department.

Dr. Puryear has practiced medicine for two years in Leflore county. Smith: 7.185 miles of grading, Board To Ask Bids On New Negro School LAUREL John M. Caughman, charging for home pickup, but I drainage, culverts, topping and think we might consider charging fixtures on curbs. Both matters came up as the City Council went into the third day of paring expenditures in the box bridge on Mississippi highway 531 between Taylorsville and Bay Springs.

Ford and Jones of Taylorsville, $191,491. in commercial areas." He suggested that Milslead con various departments in an effort to stay within the 956:57 budget. Cutting was held to a minimum HE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mississippi Highway Depart-today awarded contracts I $1,964,692 to six construe-rms for road and bridge in as many counties, projects, by county, and the sful bidders were: ison: 3.811 miles of grading, ge, culverts, dual bridge, pavement and surface on highway 49 between Gulf- superintendent of the Laurel City schools, said Tuesday, that the Lee: 1.44a miles of grading, fer with Commissioner Campbell toward that possibility. "These things have to be paid drainage, culverts, topping, base Tuesday, however, as the mayor Board of Trustees will advertise for bids within a few days on a new million dollar plant for Oak Park and commissioners conferred with for," he stated, "either by taxes or by the people who get the ser and surface on Mississippi high-i way 6 through Plantersville, Dye and Coggin of Tupelo, $68,618. transportation coordinator A.

L. High School for Negroes Laurel. vices. In other action, the Highway This is the first phase of a Smith, lax collector J. C.

Speed, and santitation department head Hugh Milsted. Commission: nd Wiggins, H. and F. En- 500,000 program recently approved by Laurel taxpayers in a bond mg Co. Inc.

of Jackson, 2. Turning to the Sanitation De issue election. partment during the afternoon 1 ONE OF THE SOUTH'S (I GREAT STORES The Negro high school was de session, the mayor and commis ge: 12.195 miles of grading, ge, culverts and topping on 1. Rejected and re-advertised for Aug. 13, road and bridge work on 2.062 miles oi U.

S. highway 45 in and near Meridian, 501 miles of road and bridge work on Mississippi highway 39 between Meridian and DeKalb, and 3.014 miles of road and bridge work on stroyed by fire about nine months ago and school classes are currently being held in churches. dppi highway 613 between Mayor Thompson praised Smith's work in connection with solving problems concerning mass transportation. Referring to the city's past feuds with Jackson City Lines, the mayor stated that "before Mr. Smith came with us, we didn't have anything but trouble I would pay his salary myself if necessary." He also commended Speed for his efficient collection of taxes, stating that "I don't know what we would do without you." ale and Moss Point, W.

E. and Son cf Mount Olive, Caughman said that at the same time bids will be called for 4. Mississippi highway 47 between Davis: 5.928 miles of drainage, widening, base Trebloc and Buena Vista in Cluck asaw County. urface on Mississippi high a cafeteria for Stone De avours Elementary School in south Laurel. The next phase of the program will include the construction of two new elementary schools and will be followed by a million dollar high school for whites.

2. Referred to the State Build sioner praised Masted and cooperating department heads for their work in clearing debris piled up by fringe winds from Hurricane Audrey. Milsted reported that most of the debris has been removed although some still remains in backyards and cannot be collected by his department. Commissioner Campbell used the occasion to point out that many residents are not complying with city ordinances requiring the removal of garbage cans from the streets. 3 between Prentiss and Co-i, Mid-State Paving Co, of ing Commission for a recommen dation construction of a parking area on the capitol grounds in an, $103,989.

is: 1.087 miles of grading; ge, culverts, topping, under Dr. Puryear Goinj; To Jackson County Jackson. Circuit Clerks base, surface and pavement 3. Deferred road and bridge work on 7.878 miles of work on MERIDIAN Dr. George Puryear of Raymond, has reported to the Lauderdale count Health Do- Mississippi highway 433 between S.

highway 51 in Jackson i Smith, contractor, of Jack 421,858. Will Convene Bentonia and Myrtleville. Wc are going to slop that." hc.jpartmcnt Monday for a week of Hill and Dales IA Plans Rural Health nference For Jackson for the smart schools with emphasis on the INSURANCE Agency In Vickshurg VICKSBURG More than 150 members of the Mississpipi Circuit Clerks Association are expected to gather here Monday for the group's annual convention. Secretary of State Heber Lad-ner will be featured guest speaker at the two day gathering, The convention will open here at 10 a. m.

Monday with registration at (Hotel Vicksburg. The program which includes a tour of the National Military Park, a banquet an luncheon, will be climaxed Tuesday with election of new officers science fair movement and indi L'oman gent medical care, with respect to the rural community. At least 1500 delegates from the DALLAS H. COWAN Suite 332-36 First National Hank Building Phone 3-3744 rntire United States are expected TOMMY HERRINGTON al planning was begun here ay for the national con- on rural health sponsored i American Medical Associa-and set in Jackson next i 6-8. rey D.

Gates, executive Dr of the AMA'g Council on Health, met with delegates i Mississippi State Medical iation, Jhe Farm Bureau, Council and Extension Serif Mississippi State college. to participate the three-day Rural Health Conference planned here next March. and SURE The meeting here Tuesday was and committee appointments. attended by Dr. Howard A.

Nelson, Greenwood president, Mississippi State Medical Assiciation; Dr, H. Ricks, Jackson, past This ii not an offer te tell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of thete tecuritioi. The offer ii made only by the Protaectvt. lining a program concerned he broad field of health pro president, MSMA; Dr. K.

Johnson, Pelahatchie, chairman of the MSMA Rural Health Cornmittee; Don Echols, secretary, Mississippi Far Bureau president; B. F. Smith executive vice-president, Delta in all rural communties, the lal convention is one of the biggest meetings sponsored JULY 22, 1957 NiW ISSUE VIA. Council, of Stoneville; Miss Susie Overstrcet, Extension Service, Mississippi State College; Dr, Joseph Guyton, Pontotoc, MSMA Rural Health Committee, Lee Bonner, Convention Bureau, Jackson 1,000,000 Shares FIRST MISSISSIPPI CORPORATION Common Capital Stock Chamber of Commerce and Row- es will hold similar meetings delegates from at least ten rrn slates, concerned with ring ideas on problems in communities with respect to l. final program for the AMA-ored meeting will be from these meetings held N.

S. and Tex. least five major areas of con-arrived at here Tuesday in-: the problem of supply and and B. Kennedy, executive sccre-ary for the MSMA. (Par Value.

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