The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 1960 Page: 1 of 14
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VOU .MK 10. M .MHEK In
TIH RSDAY. AVGUST 4. IMO
in NORTH GREENWOOD AVENUE
TULSA. OKLAHOMA
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See Related Story on Pate 1-A
JAMES H. DAVIS
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languages.
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The Police Blotter
LINCOLN U. GRAD
Joan McClanahan To Teach
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WALKER.
Independence;
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RECKLESS
recital -n early 'all
was
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arrested July 20.
engage in a fight.
GAMBLING
Joan McClanahan
Air Force Trio
Frank M. Johnson Retires
Injured In
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Frank M. Jonnaon
King Speaks
To Tulsans
, Tulia.
Along with being an hunor student
reported her
$42 was stolen
Vis is rapidly
for his ability
languages. including
—Latin
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of the lower
a fight with
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the GOLDEN
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FREDDIE MARIE FITNEY, 22.
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St. Augustine recreational center.
Everyone teemed to enjoy the
dance and the decorative atmos-
phere. Saturday, a picnic was giv-
en by the claee members and
Sunday, church services were at-
Beatrice Knight, Excell Lafeyette,
Bruce Bell, 8. J. Colbert, Tommie
Peterson, Joan Adams, Ida Mae
Lowe, Johnnie Mae Simmons,
Maxine Houston, Donna Midget
and others.
i were <
and FELIX
with being drunk in Iroquois.
DRUNKS
North Tulsans arrested recently
and charged
nublic were
ENGLISH. 44.
LAVORA BROWN.
son. Dr T Oscar Chappe'le. Mr.
F I. Goodwin Dr L\- ■
and Mr Ohren Smullian.
—James H. Davis
Davis is s scheduled for a full
following thirty i System Service. Southwestern Bell
Telephone Co.
Johnson will receive half of his
regular earnings and social sccur-
ity for his accomplishment.
During his employment with the
company, he only missed 63 days
out of his regular working period.
Employed in the maintenance de-
partment. Johnson is the first Ne-
gro to receive natural retirement
benefits Several others have been
retired because of physical disabil-
THE BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
highschool graduates of 1860 held
their 10-year reunion last week-
end. A three-day affair, the cele-
bration got underway Friday night
with an Invitational dance at the
led the bus protest against segre-
gated seating in Montgomery. Ala
Othera on Program
Atty. Amos T Hall, represent-
ing the Masons, told the capacity
crowd that the purpose of the rally Americans
was to express the need of jobs into the hand* of
22. 1707 N. Peoria: DELORES AL-
--------J and JAMES HAROLD
1004 E. Zion
TWO SECTIONS — FOURTEEN PAGES — ITte
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AMBROSIA WALLACE. 37. 2007
E. 29th. N was arrested after be-
ing involved in a major traffic ac-
cident and having been found in
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ti<-n involving approximately 1 noo
N> m at least four large res-
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Alpha Patroness Club scholarship.
Miss McClanahan is a member
of the First Baptist Church. North
Tulsa, where she served as Presi-
dent of the Youth Department and
the Youth Ch->ir
Auto Mishap
Three Air Force men wore seri-
ously injured. Sunday afternoon,
one of them i local boy, when an
auto in which they were riding had
a blowout and went out of control
enroute to Oklahoma City from an I
About 40 local restaurants. In
chiding several in the downtown
area now serve Negroes. The four
| establishments faced with the nre-
| pressures orougnt oy the NAACP
youth group two years ago.
Urging students to continue their
e luca-.ion beyond high school, the
voting Tulsan s’a’ei •’When the
time is right and the field is open,
so will the door to opportunity be
opened also ”
Music < ir the nr, gram was rend-
ered by the Raptiat and Ver-
non AME church choirs.
An ippe;.’ »■-, made to support
Continued <m page 7
See RALLY
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The young minister, whose local
appearance was on behalf of the
Southern Christian Leadership con-
ference and sponsored by the Morn-
ing Star Baptist Church. Prince
Hall Masons and the Oklahoma
Eagle, attacked the unjust treat-
ment of Negroes throughout the
ary awards upon graduation, she
was 1955 Debutante winner and re-
ceived the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Scholarship an dthe Alpha Kappa
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La -
r the house at the time When An-
- drews left, the billfold reportedly
In Charleston, Missouri
A recent graduate of Lincoln
Univ,: -ity Mi- J- ,n McCla- ih in.
daughter of Mr Clara McClana-
han of 1341 s’ Madison Street.
Tub a wil ’rav<- tomorrow. August
5. follow ing completion of the sum-
mer M-ssion at the school in Jet-
ferson City M > for Charleston.
M > where she will begin her
career in the public
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
LEROY BROWN. 38. was ar-
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CHESTER ALEXAND3R. 25. -L
~tobie. ->5. 1219 n. -Nt
fraternity; first
the University t
marching band and orchootra: ten-
or soloist with the Lincoln Univer-
sity and concert choirs; and he
and his wife. Shirley, are directors
of the youth choir at Second Bap-
tist church Rev Edgar L. Reid,
nastor Along with vocal and brass
instrument studies. Davis is a
piano minor, with studio* being
c< nducted by professor Augusta
McSwain
At Breakfast
, The 1.....
Dr Martin Luther King, was
tertainvd Fiid^v morning
breakfast f
night guest
George Byrd, of 1027 N. Madison J
.- 1 SlO,
'Hie injured victims were taken KfeBw
to Tinker Field Air Force base at
Oklahoma City.
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CITY ASSAULTS
Arrested on the above charge the state of drunkeness.
JAMES HOWARD
General Delivery;
42. 914 E In-
dependence; LEON WARE. 49. 914 ing in a 30mph zone and having no
Hartford:
DRIVING
BILLY GENE SILMON. 19. 543
arres 'd on the H
WATCH VOUR 8TEPI — Paulina
Reed, a junior at Tsnnaaee State
University and lady attendant at
Lincoln Park swimming pool poa-
' s near the high diving bogrd. The
attractive young lady ie the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Reed and a graduate of Booker T.
Washington nighschool. Her father
is an ardent sportsman and former
all-around Hornet star, now em-
ployed by tne city.
. . GERTRUDE RAGSDALE.
321 N Greenwood.
[ billfold containing
j from her house last Saturday. July
Beverly Welle Shares Honora
In a recent summer session con-
cert which featured the Lincoln
band and choir. Beverlv Wells
daughter of Mrs Myrtle Wells of
shared in the vocal spot-
light department Miss Wells, a
sophomore in the department of
music, sang "Danze Dann. Fanci
ful Gentile" by Durante and "The
Tryste" by Sibelius, and was ac-
companied at the piano by her in-
structor Dr Fuller Miss Wells
and Mr Davis were the only solo-
i. — concert presentation
Davis sang "Du bist wie eine
Blume" by Shuman and "I a flenr
que tu m’avais jetee" by Bizet.
Other highlights of the program
included the Trombere" by Cofield
which featured Davis in first trom-
bone. Walter and William Power,
second and third trombones and
Keith Bolen fourth trombone
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ises into effect.
Describes President
"Sincere and a man of good
will." were the words he used to
describe President Eisenhower.
"However, 1: doesn’t understand
the depth and dimension of our
broblem,” sWed ‘he minister who
looks forward to stronger action
Continued on page 7
Soo XING
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where
t<-.i< hing
sclv-i-l system
She received h,-r Bachelor of
Science degree in business educa-
tion with ■ minor >n -h-mentary
education and social studies
Her commencement exercises
were hold today and were Witness-
ed by her mother and other
friends
A former employee of the Okla
homa Eagle. Miss McClanahan at-
tended Tennessee A A 1 State Uni-
versity. Nashville. Tenn ; Tulsa
V'”versity and Lincoln U
While attending Lincoln Univer-
sity she was ,n member of the
National Education Association
and Business League, and Secre-
tary of the House Council
A 1955 graduate of Booker T
Wn«hircton high school, she was
a'tjve in school affairs She was
f-I Homec<>m>ns Attendant, a
member of the Student Council
pr. <.<i..f /pt;, j ,fc club.
I’rc- dent <-f the Conquest -idor Sen-
i<>- Chib Receivin'' m.irv honor-
ation of passive insistence in pro-
testing such treatment.
Telling of a new society which is
soon to dawn, the admired religi-
ous leader stated "We stand be- ^.r
tween two ages; the dying old and NORTH TULSA — We wish to
emerging new Geographically our you and yovr v -hers for
nation is one. it must be spiritual!; y°ur oplondid co-operation and
1 on the bor- ^obowghtp during t. e Dr. Martin
land of inte-' Luthein King program. Thursday
‘”or‘- July ^$- at First Baptist
church. — R. T. ’ 'tor, Di-tctor
r 1
hl’
one also As we stand
der of the promised I
gration. we can not wait for the
coming new order. We must fight
for freedom.’’
Greeted at the local airport by
approximately 200 admirers. Dr 'peaker. Rev Pen H F ' referr-
King led a motor cavalcade through ed to the 30-y< ar-old cleric The
North Tulsa The co-pastor of the Living Moses." the man v.has
Ebenezer Baptist church in Atlanta come to awake the natiu i. belong-
‘ 1 ..st. „_1 tng to no race, and determined to
figure in 1956 when he successfully build a nation under God.
Youth's Role
Jim Goodwin. 20-year-old senior
at k'otre Dame, described the
vouth’s role in today's struggle for
freedom as a challenge to young !
i as the world change'
I a new feneration.
From Bell Telephone Co.
On August 1.
years and two months service.
Frank M. Johnson, of 411 E. La-
timer St was retired from the Bel!
music department at Lincoln Um-
versity. Jefferson City. Mo.
Ja^e* ”, Davis. Jyric tenor.
the late T R. Davis’of Tufsa*
“irB GOOD TO BK HO MB", all Jewel C. Fn.rson (i.ft. w Chl.
eago after an Interview with Eigle reporter jim Goodwin. Mr.
*."**”' *** •’’d *** J- C- Frierson, «nd a graduate of
BuOhi* u/' Waehlngton elaea of *41 wound up his vacation here aft-
er vlaitlng hie parents. In Chicago Frierson la Campbell Soup
company supervisee of the labeling department where he directs
x..i"2,.T?f •« «>.»,.
nTJ? ** tK* c*mF«"y Credit Union with ossets over 1.5 million del-
IBrBe
left also.
- . . .JOSEPH JOHNSON. 19.
211 N Trenton, was treated for
; 1 1-2 inch laceration
left eyelid following
several boys early Sundav
ing. July 31. at
EAGLE BAR. Virgin and Xanthus.
After receiving seven stitches.
I . . . M. C. HOLMES. 22. 357 1-2
N. Greenwood, was hospitalize I
■ early Sunday morning, July 31.
Airbase in Altus
The auto overturned several
times before coming to rest near
Union City.
Sustaining injuries were Air-
man 3rd. Gerald Byrd, Airman
2nd. Jimmy Purell, of Detroit.
Mich, and an Airman identified as
"Ringo", driver of the car.
Both Byrd and Purell received
broken bones in the mishap. "Rin-
go" was still unconscious at press
tune
A fourth passenger in the ve-
hicle. a civilian, not identified, re-
ceived no injuries
Byrd, a graduate of Booker T.
Washington high school, class of
'59 sustained a broken chest bone
and had both thumbs broken.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
EDDIE BERNARD RARE. 15.
312 E. Xyler. was arrested for
Jefferson
Da via.
•nd son of Mrs Rosa B Davis and
the late T R. Davis of Tulsa, was
selected to render honors at French” Italian
•he summer convocation on August brew
Davis, a senior voice major and
private student <<f Dr O Ander-
son Fuller, head of the Depart-
ment of Music, has made quite a
name for himself as a student and
the Missouri capital community.
and a student assistant in the de-
partment of music. Davis is pre-
sident of the student M E N.C..
member of Phi Mu Alpha Music
trombonist with
concert band.
I<ts on the
admired religious leader,
—. _j en-
Fi id™ morning at a
following his Thursday
t a pearance at the
"Freedom Rally” held at First
Baptist cl ireh. The Tulsa Minis-
terial Alliance served as host.
Dr Calvin K. Stalnakc r. alliance
president, was in charge of a
"question a-.I answer" period
which folbwed A;’ opportunity to
hear the y -uthful cleric voice his
opinion on civil ri-i’ts issues was
given t<> each attending guest.
Expressing his reaction to the
political parties’ civil rights
planks. Dr. King stated that they
were the most vigorous and strong-
es* statements of civil rich’s «>nce
re-construction davs. "However,
‘hey are basically the saint in
stance,” he stated that each pa.ty
has signed “a huge promissory
note" and that they will soon have
an opportunity to put their prom-
Okla. City Youth Plan
Sit-In Demonstrations
Um- voice of a |7-ytiir-ol«| negro h*" ”
Mill (xlioetl III thix city IikmIuv when she rcMilvixl. “Sit.
J ,,rv **' ,n unless the regtiiiirunl owner*
mkv Mime ui'tion to iiinke them unnecessary.”
ment following the session with the T"’ hr,“‘ •‘’"‘i*'’
governor and NAACP leaders T ““
May Lose Buemeta I
Stating that the restaurant •■■■
nor* were afraid of losing busi-
nc--. if Negroes were admitted to
th«ir places. Edmondson said on-
lv moral pressure can l>r brought
to b<-nr on the situation "It was a
' nstructive meeting " he told
• • w men ’The basic problem for
" e mm and women who own and
• ■ -ate r< -tauranls is an economic
ore as they sec it "
In her comments about the own-
' ' problem. Barbara
"I th nk their reasoning
t You can't blame a
»--r-.n f t- 0 t» protect hit
.... m H • t h.li.<» w'-r Sohl-
t -h'.."’'! he worked out
''Th,- * - • !•-•« com- *’*- the ejtv
father- of OHah> ma City to speak
ir fa-.',.» r f » r,t r’s«« c>*fam«
-h,o fo- al) of its citizens." she
■ -4 "f>jr sit-in* ha'’c not
• I wdl n t b,- to belittle our city.
> ■ • r-.-t'. - t" 't- rove rh« dignity
i- • d-n crncy it professes ’’
fb C*> ■«'«.* Atkin* nbs's'rian
n eml-er . f the governor’* commit-
• ••.. ;n-i rrefldent the Inca) pf.
‘ ■ • «•-<».-d the re'tatrrnnt
v, ,v,-re "riittinc the almighty
4- liar fir-t" and had "indicted"
... eenrral tubl'r uniustiv
"The tubl.c will n->t react like
•h v claim it will " be asserted
P, ole <hotild refuse to attend
•• ’ r -rt- which re* ,*e to abide
bv th,- mor.tl principles involved
Tulsa Lyric Tenor, To Sing At
Lincoln U. Commencement
In a recent announcement of the I The solo selected for commence.
ment exercises is "Ombra Mai
Fu" from Xerxes by Handel Da-
gaming recognition
to sir g in several
German.
•nd He-
• • • • •
FRANK AN- following a
Headlines
DErEAGLEStBAbRn’Holmees^
allegedly the only other person at fohnson was released
ed hi- and his companion. JAMES
GOVDEAU. left the Oil Capitol
t Ballroom earlier Saturday night
where they met two girls who con-
sented to ride to the bar with
them After arriving, an argument
started and one of the girls stabb-
ed Holmes "for no apparent rea-
son " The two men could not iden-
tify the girls. Yesterday Holmes
was in fair condition at St. John
hospital where he is being treated
for a wound described as a punc-
ture of the left lung.
^r warning came aftc r Gov
Howard Edmundson failed in hit
efforts to block a sit-in d<m<>n«tra-
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N.r
lau]
Barbara Posey. a high school
senior, met w ith Edmondson three
members of his advisory cnmmiti-e
<-n human relations and a group of
Zestauiant <>fH-rators. Dur ng tt •
meeting Barbara. state youth
rhaim i.n for th- N ,t..»r:al As-’-^ia
tion f..r the Advancement of Co! r-
• I People Stated tl r sit-ins would
Im- staged a* scheduled and would
Im- r«i>eated if unsuccessful in
ending racial barriers in the tes-
ta irr.nts
She also added that the down-
•own icstauran! .orators Would
have anti! Saturday deride
whether to drop segregation i>.In i-
e- -- ’ace the <b-rnonstr.,ti--n At i
Siurdav morning meeting of the
Youth Council ‘ nal -dans will be
it nd, t-> la'ita ' I., <fcr '>n«’ratii-r •
uh ch will be similar to those held
in 1958
The youthful !• ader and 34 mem-
ber- <,f th,- NAACP v -ith council
uere refused support when they
appeared earlier in ’he d.-v before
the Oklahoma Citv Muiucli>al
c- uncil Refusing to take ., -'and
on the situation, mcmbeis said
th.-v dil not want t<> dictate polic , s
t ■ -estaurant ownera
St okc-man f >r the Rrstatirnn’
A- --ciati n reported member* had
agreed to make no public state-
L,-'.
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/f
ities.
Johnson is the husband of well-
known beautician and instructor of
the Mme. C. J. Walker beauty col-
lege, Mrs. Lady B. Johnson.
During his tenure with South-
western Bell, Johnson also worked
! part-time with law enforcement of-
ficers here. He has been a deputy
! sheriff thirty years and a special
t police officer 32 years.
He plans to continue working
with police with whom he has ar-
rested several murders and bur-
glars.
Johnson is a member of the
Paradise Baptist church and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
b.
I FREEDOM RALLY
Attended By 1,500
King Urges Sit
*5l,l.hS W"»- ,"m"1 dvil ri«l>l- l™.ler. v,«1m «-
K . " •£hn“1h‘ ,,f- V’"". 1prM"“ "Frwum
Ju^';■'*...............ti”
for North Tulsan* here in he eitv
"Our youth must leave Tu.ia for
job*, 'eported he orumin, nt al-
torney a* he urged the people to
use their voting u>wer io bung
about such a char.gc
Other platform guests Included
...... « mrouanout tne Dr Cal-
United States and urged a contmu- n K s,*2naher Rev J c Jack
F I. Goodwin Dr Don Hayden
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In the introductory r.-ma
King led a motor cavalcade through '-d to the 30-yi ar-old citric
MARIE WALKER. 21. 2’2 N.
Woodrow. was arrested for speed- J
E Independence; PRETITORS driver's hceri'e
GUII.I ORY. 40. 544 N - - - ’
BOOKER T MURPHY. 64. 2214 N.
Quaker; MILTON WOODS 79.
2220 N Madison and IMA JEAN E. Pine.
NUNLEY. 26. 532 E. Quct ’ .above charge.
PUBLIC DISTURBANCE
Arrested on the above charge
were JOSEPH HENDERSON, Jr.,
r-'ted at 2233 N. Lansing for disor- 24. 1707 N. Peoria, who was for-
derly conduct after attempting to merly arrested July 20. on the
- - z * above charge but eluded officers;
• EDWARD JAMES HENDERSON.
GAMBLING 22, i7Q7 j* -
Arrested for gambling at 1133 N. METRIS
Greenwood were JOHN C COLE- WASHINGTON 19
MAN. 34. 1160 N Kenosha; WAL- st
TER JAMES McMULLEN. 15. and |
MURRY HENRY HUNT. 22. 815 .......
N. Lansing. 1634 n Owasso. was arrested
the above charge involving petit
' larceny,
was arrested for
loitering where gambling was be-
ing conducted.
HELP WANTED - VOLUNTEERS
I4k» (• talk on the telephone? |f w. Wo have a job (or
yon. Interexted? Pleaae rail the VOI.I NTEKK BURKAU
•I 1)1.1-7171, Monday thru Friday, 8:36 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
(thr (yidaljnma
STILL
and
I tlC WO»TH
V KE
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tended. Among the members of
the class who were seen by the
Eagle photographer were Floyd
"Bird Creek" Johnson, Carl
Tharpe, Wills D. Rigera, Jack
Laddls, Jean Baas, Felix Bryant.
I
LV
ATTENTION CLAM OF ’51
Class Meeting will be held at
B?’„ T Washington High
School Saturday. August S. at
i pm
Dr.
KOME'S OEEJAY
IS THE MOST
Tulsa’a latest Oeejay,
Love, seems to have caught the
fancy of radio fane, city-wide,
since making hia debut here
several months ago.
Dr. Love eaya, "If you had
been unlucky In love let me
help you with your probleme."
Dr. Love has had wide ex-
perience In advice to the love-
lorn and would bo very happy
to help you. Drop him a sard
or latter today! Ho will give
you profooaional advice. Write
to DOCTOR LOVE, RADIO
STATION KOME, Ith and
MAIN, TULSA.
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