The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi • Page 1

Ahnir.D FOKCtS DAV (he events ol the day in Greenville Saturday was the National Guard's color guard, left picture, which raised the flag on Washington Avenue before leaving town for special exercises at Grenada. They are, left lo right, Pfc. C. P. Patton, Pvl.

W. P. Trimm, Pfc. R. L.

Peyton, Pfc. L. R. Stewart and Pvt. H.

M. Tacketl. In the center picture, Guardsmen parade down their equipment, (o the War Memorial where the flag was raised. In the picture to the of the thousands of visitors inspect aircraft at the Greenville Air Force Base. (Staff pholos by Charles Woods and Helen Spairs) Thousands A ttend Open House On Armed Forces Day In Greenville Guard Raises Flag; Navy Opens Armory; GAFB Has Air Show "Power for Peace," the theme 1 of Armed Forces Day, was demonstrated In the scries of events celebrating the sixth annual observance In Greenville and at the Greenville Atr Force Base Saturday.

Thousands attended Open House nl the GAFB from 8 a.m. until' noon and at the Naval He.se rve Training Center from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. National Guardsmen participated In Ihc flag ceremonies and special detonations demonstrations prior to entrucking lor Camp McCain, Grenada lor week-end range firing exercises. Open House at the Mississippi Jel Training Center Included a tour of the base, displays of equipment, aircraft and facilities aimed at Zhe general public a picture of national defense through 'Tower for Peace," Visitors were greeted at the three gales Into the base where Air Police directed traffic to the parking area near the flight line.

Hangars were open for inspec- Af Spectacular Seen At Keesler Air Base BILOXI, (UP) Some 6,000 civilians And 20,000 formed men swarmed over Kecslcr Air Force Base today to celebrate an armed forces day speclficulnr which starred military know-how working for peace. Keesler, Ihc electronics training center of the Air Force, held Its sixth annual open house in sum mcr-hol weather marred only by occasional thunder clouds. One huge hangar threw tU doors lo provide booth upon booth e( exhibits which showed what's done and how It's done here lo maintain America's "Power for Poace" this year's Arnicd Forces Day theme. Different and awesome types ilrcraft u-erc parked on an adja- ramp for all to sec. The main address of the day was delivered by Rep.

F. Edward lebcrt (D-La.) and member of the louse Armed Services Committee. Jlebert's speech preceded an im- parade by some 12.000 Force, Navy and Army. Port Commission Sfudys Plans Of 6 Engineering Firms lion, aircraft of several types were displayed and the visitors allowed a close-up look outside and inside. Jet power was demonstrated in fast moving show of formation Hying, speed flights, take offs.

jet acrobatics, parachute jump, helicopter rescue demonstration. A feature of the interesting and informative demonstration was a demonstration by Joe Call, civilian, on "how not to fly an airplane." He flew up and down and did a number uf quite dangerous acrobatics. Aircraft from surrounding areas arrived to participate In the show. Roth Air Force and Nary aircraft were in evidence. Some of the aircraft were; T-33; T-13 JATO; F-S4 (with after burner); F-86 after barn- F-2II4; C-47; C-S4; F-8S; F9F1; F-4U.

Flight formations left for nights to Jackson, Natchez and other communities early and returned at the close of the show. The Armed Forces Day celebration was planned by a committee of representatives from the Air MISSISSIPPI Partly cloudy tKundrrihowerf In the extreme north portion. Moderate and warm Sunday. Scattered iQutbwtsleily winds an the coait. Se Belt a SUNDAY EDITION 59th Tear United Press (UP) Greenville, Mississippi Sunday, May 22, 1955 Price ICc No.

232 vecsler airmen. "Man's dcsliny." he said, "uhal- ever form of government under vhich he lives, is nol Irretrievably comniitted to warfare as a necessity. Our destiny is something else than extinction of Ihc species. Ilcbert "we are no longer privileged to win wars on Ihc ball Wield and lose the pence. We musl seek thc pence with battle as Ihc lost resort." Flying over the base was the battle flag of the Light Cruiser Biloil, scarred veteran of the Pa clfic island fighting of World War II.

The banner was obtained by Anthony Ragusin of Biloxi while serving as Air Intelligence Major nn the of Admiral Chester Nimttz. Six engineering films from four! places appeared before lhe Por -Tthc air wilt. hne Commission Frldny afternoon lo fireworks display. A Coast Guard present preliminary sketches nd rose fantaslicalls- cost eslimntes for lhe construe- America Displays Armed Strength To Keep World Peace By CHARLES CORDDRV WASHINGTON. May 21 America today displayed her armet powerful array of weap ons which may keep the nation ai peace.

Some 5 million American: trooped to air bases. Army posts and Navy installations to loo! wondcringly and reassuringly the awesome armadas. Heard Warnings They heard, too, warnings from high military officials that In many cases this nation holds a perilously nto the fir, boosted by smoklngjslim margin of superiority over U.S. Talks With Red China On Formosa Predicted In 60 Days DISTINGUISHED and Mrs. David Cohn, seen above, ol Washington, D.

C. and Hopewrll, N. J. are spending this week end in Greenville as guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Hoddiiigi Carter. Cohn who was "born and raised" in Greenville is the author of a number of books on American economy. This is Mrs. Ask Governors' Aid On Shelved Bill On Military Reserve WASHINGTON, May 21 (UP) The sponsor of the compulsory military reserve bill shelved by Cohn's first visit to the Mississippi Delta. (Slaff Photo) the House in a dispute over racial segregation proposed today slate governors help work out an acceptable substitute.

The suggestion was made by NAACP Asks FBI To Protect Belzoni Meet BELZONI (UP) The Na- Association for the Advancement of Colored People today called on federal authorities protection (luring "mass memorial services" ior a civil rights crusader killed under Rep. Overton chairman of Brooks armed (D-La), subcommittee which spent eight weeks drafting the measure. The House abandoned it midway of debate Thursday when Noi them DELHI, India, May 21 (UP) Direct United I Communist China talks on Formosa within thelLoll rOIIO next uO days were predicted today by high Indian government sources as a result of the 11-day visit of India's V. K. Krishna Menon to Peiping.

India's chief delegate to; the United Nations left Pei-l service in New Delhi said For- ping today after reporting! mosa definitely was a topic of i 11 Uhp ll" 1 talks Chinese liscussions. his Formosan with Communist Premier Chou En lai were "very useful and we can look forward with hope." Menon senl the "gist" of his talks with Chou, Chinese Communist chief Tse lung and! other Red officials (o Premier Jaw-j a ha rial Nehru before he left the' UNITED NATIONS, (UP) Red Chinese capital. Official Inidan sources refused tion of the Port facilities at Greenville. The five member board were present, W. E.

McCourt, president, Conwcll Sykes, secretary, George McMillan, Don Baker, Duncan Cope, and Hilton Waits, attorney. Firms represented Included; Ion Shourd of Gulfport; Norton nnd Ray, Memphis: Frank Busse, Memphis, Sleerdrup and Parcel of St. Hall Norwood of Greenville and Walter Parsons of Greenville. No decision was made Friday. Thc next regular meeting of the Commission will be.

the second Wednesday in June. rocket jets. Navy and Air Force Jets swept the field and a helicopter flew sideways, up nnd down, backwards nnd finally dropped silently and gently to thc ground from 1,000 ltd without power. There was a corner landing demonstration, participated In by a C-17 cargo ship and four light planes. A flying boxcar dropped 3,000 pounds of equipment, including a jeep by parachute.

Model nirplanes, buzj-lng like giant mosquitoes, won applause from the audience in a demonstration of bombing power ami techniques lo climax lhe all-day show. strange circumstances here two weeks ago tonight. The NAACP charged that the Rev, G. W. Lee was murdered as a warning to his people to keep avvay from the polIs and scheduled the meeting here tomorrow to publicize his death.

"The NAACP is urging you lo protect Its members," Dr. A. II. McCoy, stale president, wired Attorney Grn- cral Herbert Broivncll, Jr. "In some sections of the stale the pretense of law enforcement officers to protect N'ejjro citlrens has collapsed since the advent of the white Citizens Councils." Earlier, the NAACP asked for a full-scale federal investigation.

New Valley Chemical Company Formed Here Purchase oT the old assistant treasurer and Chemical Company propery own-joffice manager; .1.. A. I.aJte at- Mississippiatis Law officers here and mcm-jjustice for all srs or me Citizens Councils stoutly denied that Lee's path had any connection with local council's determina- on lo keep segregation of the ices and its drive lo keep Ne- meetmg," McCoy said. Sheriff Shelton said cers would do nothin lurb the meeting. "This is a free cou said.

Russia In sonic weapons. The occasion was the third annual observance of Armed Forces Day and Its theme was the same is In the two previous years 'power for peace." Throughout Ibe nation, military ha officials made speeches. The main observances got underway Friday night when Defense Secretary- Charles E. Wilson set the keynote. He said the nation's "tremendous power" Is being built "in an un remitting effort lo achieve world peace." Air Heads Bill Naturally, air power drew most of the attention.

Many of the military what seemed an effort to clarify the confusion over Russian versus American air the air theme. All contended the United States has superiority over the the South's return toward but warned that America can noHabor normalcy today. Southern Bell Telephone Co. de- grocs from registering lo Lee, 51, apparently was am- ijushed and shot as he drove lome through the Negro section at midnight but an investigation by Sheriff Ike Shelton hiis brought no arrests. Shelton said he believes Lee was shot by another Negro.

rK? said it was "one of the most puzzling" cases he has encountered, C. L. Puckelt, Council secretary, said "violence is against our constitution by -1 a wa I to fin cl who killed Lee as badly as anybody-" McCoy, a Jackson dentist, said 'several hundred" persons were expected lo attend the meeting at 2 p. m. at the Elk's Rest Lodge, Billed as guest speakers were Hoy of New York, executive secretary of the NAACP.

and Ruby Hurley of Birmingham, southwest regional secretary. "The NAACP has urged all Legislators put over a'non-segrega-j comment on Menon's report. Bui, i highly reliable source said India and Communist China planned to seek a solution lo the Formosa lion amendment. Not Givpn Up Brooks told a reporter he has not given up the fight to "pass some form of legislation in line with President Eisenhower's program He said he still believes an acceptable compromise can be drafted. His bit), designed Lo build a 2.000,000 man ready reserve bj 1960, foundered on an amendment har enforced racial segregation in the National Guard.

Guard units, which are under control of state governors, would play a key part in the compulsory reserve duty the bill provides. Seek Plan "I think maybe we had better call on the governors to help us work out an acceptable plan." Brooks said. "Of course we want to consult also with cf the Guard and of the organized who believe attend this to dis- Ery," he 'Who Telephone Strike End To Meet To Set 'Safely Standard' Ry MTCHAEL J. O'NEILL WASHLNGTON, 21 (UP) The government today summoned top polio experts and vaccine manufacturers to a "safety standard" Conference here Monday at which jit will propose complete re-tesling of all unrcleased vaccine supplies. The manufacturers were reported by one high industry source to feel such a move is unnecessary and would force at least a month's Molotov's decision to attend nexij dcl a in the nation's lagging inocu- month's lOlh anniversary meeting lalion program, of the United Nations today raisedj strong possibilities of a Big Four! Molotov To Attend UN-May Set Big 4 Meet At That Time Soviet Foreign Minister foreign ministers' meeting lime.

Secretary of Slate John Foster Dulles antl French Foreign Minis- ter. Antoine Pinay i-reviously itrait problem and Far Eastern tension within lhe next two months. On the basis of the reporl Mcnun, who is Nehru's trouble shooler, the source pre-1 announced they would attend the dieted U. Chinese tall Peiping Radio broadcast! said Menon had met Chou a total 30 hours on five days during his Peiping visit. The laiks concltided Fridny Chou, Vive Premier Chen Yi and olher lied officials meeling with for final discussions.

Western observers in New Delhi and Tokyo pointed out that it is; unusual for so many top Peiping officials to meel at the same time wi a reign en voy. Thcr to re id ay meeting was icance. Producers To Attend ihVll ne pllhltc health Service an' nounced representatives of all six Salk vaccine producers, top polio scientists, and officials of the Na- ial'Institutes of Health will at- the conference. It said the group has heen called i General Assembly meeling lo be -t said the group has heen colled "I held June 20-26 in San Francisco, (together specifically to "review Britain's formal announcement I tne findings" of a team of govem- must await the results of 26 elections. However, British sources privately expressed assurance thai Foreign Secretary Harold ment experts which has been making a plant-by-pfant inspection of current vaccine stocks.

However, high Industry will they said the Fri icials! 0 special signific Afacmillnn would attend, barringjsource disclosed the group will be an unlikely Conservative upset at asked to consider proposed new the noils. I federal safeguards In the testing addition, was known that and production of the Salk vaccine. Question Re-Testing also will he asked for an In V. K. Krishna Menon, the roving (rouble shooter for Indian Premier Jawaharlal Nehru, planned tn attend lhe U.

N. session. opinion, he said, on the Health Service's proposal that unreleased ATLANTA, May 21 final bitter exchange of claims as to which side won the telephone strike union had insisted on full arbitration. Southern Bell in turn h.id insisted In the conlroversy ovcr states 1 rights and segregation Thursday, the House was all set to scuttle lhe Brooks bill when its backers save the measure for future consideration. Members generally interpreted the action as a death blow.

Armed Services Chninncm Carl Vinsoni (D-Fal, who directed an cessful drive to strike out the non- segregation amendment and then the successful move lo hall debate, indicated he plans no early action, NO XEIVS GOOD NEWS MONTREAL (UP) The British United Press received (he following letter Friday from a resident of Caughnawaga, "Please be advised that in the forthcoming Irish Sweepstakes, that if my name is drawn, I don't want it lo be broadcast, simply because I won't want people to Menon spoke to newsmen in Peiping before leaving, the Communist radio reported. The subjects Although President Kisenhower vaccine supplies be completely re- Eias announced other tentative plans jtested even though would throw for MIC tliird week in June. U.N. a major new roadblock into the officials had assurance that it was vaccination program. the leaders discussed" were not re-! slil1 an en lucslion" as to whe-1 He said some manufacturers con- vealed, Peiping Radio said.

But the thp cancel them and go cede the move m.ght have a -good. Indian government information WEATHKR AS'D to San Francisco. public psychological effect." But he There was some speculation that said the manufacturers don't think Mototov, combining his position as would add to the vaccine's safety the only surviving Big Five for-'if the present, tests are merely or I.I.! In K-ftl. 6C-66," M.ndiy p.rlTy IU(h itrjipcri prrlid urdiy ir, itftttt 0f. K.onfa iweilerlj Onil loadj ani minsher to the U.

'Charter JO years ago with a grandiose propaganda piny, might bring repeated. The Health Service announcement, which confirmed what indus- with him Marshal Georgi Zunkov, try sources have been saying for defense minister. clays, said the group's recom- corresponrience between mcndalions will be "advisory." jZhukov President Dr. Leonard A. Scheelle.

U. S. war time friend, has raised surgeon general, said he will make peace hopes in some quarters. i 2 Children Crowded From School ed by Ashcrafl Wilkcrson, Al-i lanta wns completed Thursday by Ihc Valley Chcpiical Company lo II. D.

Crosby, president of the new company. Officers include H. B. Crosby, prcsidcnl; C. R.

Sayre, ScotI, vice president; Kennelh Edwards, sec- lorney. Directors arc: from Bolivar County, C. R. Sayre, J. S.

Boslick. Hetioit; Sunflower County, W. M. Duncan, Inverness; William Robert son. Holly Ridge; from Arkansas; Ben Angel, Lake Village.

S. T. Cillison, Lake Village; from Washington County, W. T. Touchbcrry.

stand still in development and planning for even better air power. At San Angclo. Sen. Stuart Symington tb-Mo) urged the government to start a "crash" project develop an intercontinental missile in the.quickest possible lime. Such a missile with an atomic warhead, he said, will be "the ultimate military weapon, at least in our relary; William Robertson, Holly Glen Allan; Thomas J.

Hays. Hoi- Ridge, treasurer; W. G. 2 -State- City- News Briefs -Delta MRS. PUPILS IN' RECITAL MONDAY Monday nighl at 8 at lhe Trinity Mclhodisl Church, dramatic students ol Mrs.

Margaret Lewis lilakc will give Iheir annual recital. Participating will be Eleanor Parks, Suzanne Crosby, Melanie Smith, Scotlie.Schwartz, Margaret Sachs, Barbara Quinn, Annette Schnarr, and Elwyn Ward. The public is invited. HIM. XORRIS HERE ON VISIT Bill Morris, former Greenville resident, is here on his first visit to his home town in two years.

Norris is office manager of the Coca Cola.Bottling Company in Louisville, Ky. PEDESTRIAN KILLED STAFFORD SPRINGS, Mss. (UP) A 24 year old pedestrian William Arthur Cridell, ol Heidelberg, was killed on Highway I one mile north of here last night when slnick by an automobile driven by Archie C. Baggctt, Bessemer, Ala. KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT POPLARVILLE, Miss.

(UP) Ernest Walley, 34, of Purvis was killed early today when his car apparently veered to across the center line of Highway 11 seven miles north of here and collided head-on with a dairy truck. on a no-strike pledge, which it goljbc coming to my house for hand- jand halked nt a full arbitration'outs. Thank you." Urge Separate Facilities For Seniles, Feeble Minded Children plored lhat the CIO Commumca-! selu on thc grounds outsiders were 'picked' not with lhe industry, Made OEtl In ils slat cm en I late Imtay thc company insisted lhe settlement was made "on lhe basis of an offer lions Workers of America a poor lime indeed" to aboul a victory'. Opposite True "We had not intended to emphasize how strongly the opposite is "jmade to the union in March before 'Rul the union leader's statements' do such injustice lo thc company. Two Killed, Three Hurt In Arkansas; On Way To Greenville McGEHEE, Ark.

(UP) Pine Bluff women were killed and three others injured in a car-truck collision on the outskirts of McGehce, Arkansas lasl night. Tbe dead were identified as Mrs. Mildred Farr, 36, and her daughter, Mary Collins, 15. Hospitalized were Monette May, W. T.

Reap and Gerald Stewart. The car in which the five were riding crashed inlo the rear of a slow-moving truck. The truck hart stopped because of a downed power line lying across the highway and was backing up to detour through'town. The unidentified tnick driver was not hurt. The party was on lhe way to Greenville lo visit Mr.

and Mrs. Ernest Garner of 17 South 1 Broadway. rue. Southern Bell officials saiclj th shtrlk I 1 1 1 The basic terms upon were fair and reasonable By UXA (Special) Serious curtailment of the pub- ts cmplovcs anri the public that! ms "arch and thai is why vc cannoi let the matter rest onl Wc 5f no Ucre(V a so false a foundation. 1 iman sa The "victory claim" lhat appar-, ently brought on (he Southern Belli rebuttal was a statement by Lonnie B.

Daniel, chairman of the CWA negotiating committee, that "full in accord with union demands" was included in a new contract covering 45.000 workers. Full details of the contract, expected to be ratified in two or Lhrec d.iys by the union member-' ship, have not been disclosed. Reservations But Southern Bell spokesmen said "stjl excluded from arbitration are the company pension and benefit plan, leaves of absence, compliance with health and safely measures and emotions and discharges during trial periods." Matters included for arbitration were disciplinary action under the no-sir ike clause and suspensions. During (he 68-day strike, which Southern Bell said was marked by more thmi 3,200 cares of equipment sabotage, scores of picket line incidents and several shooting, thc 'My Spiritual PI lhe ilorr ipirCtQi! idrcn of Ike id wife of Umrd boj- Hoy 1 By JOHN" FIKRUEKS JACKSON. Miss.

(UP) legislative investigating committee, committee feels that this "Fifty per cent are between committee said there is a The 'and .10. waiting list of 203 feeble minded I children in the stale "but it ts reported today scniles are crowri-j institution was established for the) impossible lo accepl Ihese patients ing feeble-minded children out ofjber.ofit of the feeble-minded: when a vacancy occurs." tke- Ellisville state school and re-jdren of the state and lhat in recent! "When these children are denied separate facilities be years a large number of old, senile admillance," the report said, '-'It jpatienls were transferred from the definitely has a marked influence cs a bl' i or Ihe old folk In a report lo Gov ifugtl WHiejstale hospital at Whltfieltl to this on the normal children and parents nn(1 lne Legislature, the watchdog i institution." the report said. icompelled to keep feeble minded speiUKki serfei'committee headed by Rep. John: if senilos ar lo continue to be nsl 't ul on thc Stennis Warns Fund Cuts Would Seriously Hurt Mississippi's Public Health Program per cent from amounts available in the past year. Stcnnis urged that the full recommended by the Budget Bureau and lie health program in Mississippi; for sl a le granls approvccl will result from threatened lhat in adri i lion lhe Senate slashes in appropriations for the tho $125000000 Public Health Service, Senator for natio hospital con John C.

Stcnnis warned today, ctruct.on "Mississippi has already suffered a selback as a result of last year's reduction in funds children in the home." of Natchez said 33 per here, the commitlee said, the The commitlce also reported that patients are.Building Commission should allo- lhe inslitulion has about 80 patients ages of 30 ar.d funds for additional parents are non-residents of Mississippi and recommended lhat the Stale Welfare Department make "every efforl" lo have them "placed in the slate of the residence of their parents." The committee commended the manner" in which thc in- Istilution is run by Dr. John Black- 'ledge, superintendent. The school l.i at EHisville near Laurel. "We do nol believe there is a head of an institution in the state interest of his initial heari than Dr. programs, t- sn id 1 40 workers ich has been reduced from were laid off because of rcciuc-573 cases to 1030 lo 7 in 1953." i tion in granls to Mississippi in Cites Teamwork lhe past two years.

Warning lhat Stcnnis atlribnled this progress deeper cuts will imperil con- lo the "coordinated program of tinued progress, the Senator federal. Mate and partici- Teamwork Missis- who has the tution more Blackledge," the report said. The hospital program, he said, had been conducted i the Senator told a Senate Ap- in Mississippi, and many facili- propriations sub-committee now'lics luiilt with Federal assistance condncling hearings on lhe 1956.would have been impossible without it. There are still nn- "Mississippi has made great pro- paiion' press in the past 20 years in thejsippi, he said, has become a sym- conlrol, and even the of progress and of willing-'that of many dreaded diseases. ness of government at all levels-crowding the slale mental share responsibility for reach- at Gov.

Hugh Wi Typhoid fever, for ing health goals, has been reduced from 238 cases, bave had a first-hand met needs in MissisMpp. as well tales, the Senator nntionnl health budget, Plea: Restore Money Stennis made a pica for res- ns (oration of the $1,660,000 which addert. committee Aides have proposed Ml I-ald Off lo slash from the new nppropria-j With reference tion- This would be a cul of 171 stale granls for in 1930 lo onJy two in 1953. Ma- at the problems facing the health larai, wilh a tolal of 230 cascsjof in 1930, has been almost com-'lhe pletely eradicated. that our program should be a 1 one of our most dreaded discas-i pr.rinership one.

The importance The report followed complaints senile patients also were hospital White said number of persons who needed care as mental patients were un- ae our people in Scnaior added, "and I fcell lo gain admission. committee, Sens, Stanton csldes Junkin, Hall of are es, has been reduced (rom 156 of the health of our people 'Click) Clark of luka, Stokej cases in 1030 to six in 1953. The! not be ovcr-t-mphasized, and ijSandcrs of Kosciusko and Reps. to slashes in most outstanding progress islhope this entire budget can W. Hopkins of Clarksdale and public health'found in control of re-appraised." JLuthcr Sims ot Lowndet,.