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KNOXVILLE, Tenn~Special; bedin | the -sun ~baced town of

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picton | in, the.eyes of the world.

| pointed recorder~s court judge. Knoxville, John Kasper, advow-, od self-styled segregatijonist leader and fifteen of his kind sit. in: th Town~s Courthouse, the scene
ef. which can well be a turning
~. point in the South~s judicial system.

Kasper incited the
~Tennessee town's people to vio
~, Whis-.trial. is bie aftermath: of:

the: ~series of incidents which
Jhas marred the standing of Clin
BULLETIN

Mich. First Race
Judge Dies

Ex- Judge Charles Wesley
Jones @ied in-Detroit Memorial Hospital today, wheré he
was convalescing from an injury received ffom an accident on June 27,.by a D.S.R.
bus. The bus driver, John G.
Cunningham was released

in July 1958, bog un
Christoph agey dead ag had to

run for election ghat fall and

won easily in. September
ee

He worked his way through
two universities to become a
lawyer and assist
ant prosecutor then was ap
by Gov. Williams.

But in. the November eles
-tion in 1950, he was defeated
by Judge Frank G. Schemanski. He had led Schemanske
by 32,000 votes in the primary, but his election defeat
was by 100,000 votes.

He then returned to private

Clinton

of Sieeston
| Kindly~

The main point in Knoxville~s
courthouse- this week.will ~be
the action of the jury~ and their
decision. The Federal Government is prosecuting.sixteen persons. who participated in the
Clinton riots. Interest will revelve - about the white jury
which -has~-the opportunity. to
convict. these white defendents

accused of violating a Federal

he sat on the jury in a major
test case over segregation.
Scattered throughout midcourt room are several Negro
spectators. They did. not sit with
a solid group of whites which:
flanked the mifdle of the room.

Lt. Gov. Hart
Heads Dads Club

Philip A. Hart, Lt. Governor
of Michigan, today was named
chairman of the Honorary Com--
mittee for the Notre Dame
Dads Club Building Fund Drive,
it was announced by George J.
Moses, Chairman of the Building Fund Committee.

The Notre Dame Dads are in

the midst of a campaign, ending
Nov. 17, to raise $250,000 for
the constructon of a gymnasium
at Notre Dame High School.
20254 Kelly Rd., Harper Woods.
The gym is needed in order to
give full parochial credit to
Notre Dame students. -
~ To achieve their goal the dads
are offering a completely furni-Shed $40,000 home to some contributor to the campaign. Called
the Woodcrest, it is located at;
28512 Shock (corner of Little
Mack and Mastin Road) in
Thiele~s St. Clair. Estates.

Lt. Governor Hart accepted
the Honorary chairmanship in
a*ceremony in Detroit. conducted by the Rev. Austin Verow,
Ss. M., Principal of. the school.
His frist act a Chairman ~was to

wos

crown, valued at $250,000, on
Mrs. John R. Callahan,
Rome, Hazel Park, who is reigningf as ~Mrs. Woodcrest.~~~ An
heirloom of the. Hapsburg fam-}
ily, whose descendants ruled
Austria for nearly 7 centuries
~the tiara is from the collection
of Sydney Krandall & Sons,
pefelers at 14528 Second, rancid
land Park.

Fake T-Men~
Take $300

7 Two fake ~T-Men~ who invad-|:
ed the apartment of Harry Ellis, 42, of 7402 Hanover, robbed

Clond: said ~he wasn't prejudiced
and wouldn't be ~embrassed~ if)

Place a 500-diamond, 85-karat Diggs was the Lt. Governor off

3635| Michigan, Philip A. Hart: He}

hie of $200, an, Soak ee

T~ CONVENTION~Two of
Flint~s NAACP delegates~ were
~caught~ in ~a. huddle with
~high NAACP. officials. during
the recent convention in De- -
troit.. Jesse Governor and Augastus Turnipseed, ~third and:
fourth from the left, listen to
Miss Serena ~Davis. Columbus,
Ohio, representing the national
office, and Herman Sweatt,
executive seciétary af the
Cleveland, Ohio > NAACP
branch, ~discuss recent jzectet

gains,

The dune~ I adusting. Nie of
the George -, Washington, Carver
Elementary,:: School~~.in-| Royal,
Oak _fownship honored ' Congressmnan~ Charles.C: Diggs Jr.,
~with their first annual apresen
Leadership~ award..:

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The: presentation ~ was made

last Sunday in the main) auditorium of the school to an} audience of over 400 parents, friends
and students.
_ Before graduating the Senior
class decided to honor the Negro
they felt had accomplished the
most in achievement and) provided the: best example far the
Negro youth of America to follow. Their-choice was Congressman Diggs.

In accepting the award, the
first of. its. kind coming from
grade school students, Diggs
said: ~It certainly is a pleasure
to be here. I sincerely appreciate
the award, even more so.because I am the first recipient
ot what I understand will be
an annual presentation.~.

He theen spoke to the children
emphasizing upon them the; importance of education for the
Negro and the ever-opening; op~portunities with our progress.

In.speaking of. the vast~ potential the Township has (being
Michigan's only all-Negro governing body), Diggs said: ~You
here havee a unique opportunity. You can develop: a néw ~respect for Negro leadership and
ability, Do not. stop now and~ be"
complacent, but look forward to
the torhorrow.~

~ng the platform. with

made the honor awards) to the
honor students: Dorothy Moore,

~lass president, received first oe
~place and Aulenthia Attles séc-4
ond. Hart also urged the parents
to see to it that their children}
received a good education.
Mr. O. A. gprs ge ai

two cee

LINT. RAACP. ~DELEGATES:

tation of.. ~Outstanding ~Negro 7

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~By ELBERT COPELAND

The 8th Abnual Vehicle City
Golf tournament is now in progress, The. golf course ~site.
change to Kearsley has been due
to rains, Bi

Medal Play will

be July.12 &
in ~trophies - ~and merchandise
awaits the -winners in ~the various divisio

Mrs. Aile: - Butler, Eugene
Brown and Besa have been
named yo eg ht co-chair-, Euget:
mag,

iter, James" alser and. 1: D:
Shook. The cousphrient activity:
will be~ in connection: ~with the

nday, $2,000
soni Winners"

rough. 14th. $2,000..

celebration. of! the 50th anniversary of the Flint Recregtion and |.

Park Board.
Last. year~s: winners ~ in the

as-follows: Men~s Division championship, filed at
Bleech, Andrew Woodward: and
~Sherfy Wellons, Howard Brown;
First Flight, John Hurd,~ 145, of

teu, Elyn- Frechette, 147;

Women~s Division, champion- |:
~ship,. Ercie. Anderson, ~Juanita |

be ebb hf and. azel. ~_: 174 ~. Goll se
day, Saturday.

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The competitive spirit is at a
high pitch: between the golfers
of the Kappa Alpha Psi and the
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternities
(local chapters),

The. Alphas: won the first
round by the score of 33-26. The

Creek Golf Course.in the middie of June.:

Kappaman Bill Price was~
the low medalist of that match
~with a score of 86. The second
match was played at Kearsley.
Gelf Course the ane Sunday
of June, ~

The Kappas barely managed
to edge the-Alphas,-30 to 26, to
win and even the -match. Bill
Price again was a low medalist,
however, this time he had to
share honors with: Tom. Roquemore who:also had the low score
of 87,

~The third and rubber match
will- be played in Lansing, this
month. The prize of all things,
is a ~little. blue pot.~. Don~t ask the significance of

Kappa Golfers
Nin 2nd Match

match was played at Swartz

~the little pot: It is a cute pot

to play in this tourney.

The Alpha fratérnity was tep-|
resented by Dr. L. Barnes of
Saginaw~ president; James Johnson of Flint, vice president;. Dr.
J. D. Wilson of Flint, treasurer;
William Tipper of Flint, corresponding,secretary; M. Allen
Wright, {Matt Garrett, Billy

Howard, Saginaw, and Dr. Estus.| Foster of Detroit.

Representing the Kappas
were; Arthur J. Edmunds, Bill
Pricé, Gerald Brock, James Mason, Dr. Delos Raymond of Inkster, Horace Smith, Dr. W. A.
Simms, Dr. Clinton Cannady: of
Lansing, a and Dr.,Wrex Weare,
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After the swing acu the
fairways, the group retired to
the Sportsman~s Club. for.the
19th hole for refreshments and

match. ~

142, Vat]

mounted on a -trophy base.~Fra-:
ternity men came in from De=.
troit, Lansing, Inkster, Rae

Thompson all of. Flint, ~ Wilbur |

at hana sight iinrkGd What coula have Weweloge
a serious~ vactal- conflict: between the Detroit Police T

Amateur: Golf -Tournament are}.

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~to complete~ plans for the rubber:

in) FRet Bip: tal

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Ty Ae shee ies ~ES ~yest &

~TO. EACH ~MODELING - ~
~Milw. to Harvey Shields and has one

~ed the Morrisbuckle Memorial

Modeling - ~School, where she
specialized - in fashions, hands, |

'Acetinidp.. Om ~the ~serges int,
Walker kept speaking ane Ww

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se Lil Shields is a. Petr
sional]. model... She hails from
~Wisconsin. - Mrs.

aukee,
Shiélds hiks lived:in Flint for
three months, She~ is. married

ppaerdioes Mes Jt...
The attractive model attend
Baptist College: and Arkansas
State College, where she majored in. hémie economics. Her

beach attire and footwear:
She plans to Fevicys va a

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he (the Sergéant) turned to: ~the

lcrowd to ask them to.

|someone hit him: on. the back
of. the ~head; knocking: pas to
j the ground,.

This action began:a ~one- el
jhour street melee which; over 20 ~scout cars aeeietig! ton
the scene and the readiness of

two ridt squads of the Police
| Department. |
A short time later two foot
}patrolmen ordered a William
Four-X of Brush'street to move
on. Four-X objected and another
scufffle resulted; Four-X was
~taken to the. hospital and held
for felonious assault. ~i
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NAACP RAPS POLICE
Arthur -Johnson, -Executive
Secretary of the Detroit Braiich

~NAACP, arrived on. the. scene

along with Congressman Chattes
C. Diggs Jr., a few. minutes after

| COMMEND POLICE.

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jon Monday, Police Co-nmissién
In a statement issued jater

er Piggins who also was at
the scene of the incident:along